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Kitagawa Utamaro

Japanese, c.1753-1806. Born 1754 in Kawagoe; died October 31, 1806 in Edo. 27 works on this site, dated 1783–1799: 26 prints, 1 painting.

Movements on Wikidata: ukiyo-e.

Colour fingerprint

Every work's palette as a column, oldest on the left; the height of each colour is its share of the image. Click a column to open the work.

c. 1788/90c. 1804
66average lightness · site paintings 44
21average colourfulness · site paintings 16
Gold & ochrelargest colour family (72%)

Gold & ochre 72% · Brown 9% · White & cream 6% · Grey 5% · Black 4% · Red 1%

Closest colour mix among the artists here: Torii Kiyonaga, Jean-Antoine Watteau, Katsukawa Shunshō, Thomas Rowlandson, Ren Bonian.

Recurring themes: Boats and ships (2), Rivers and lakes (2), Interiors (2), Gardens (1), Cities and streets (1), Mountains (1)

Works

Woman with Puppies, Kitagawa Utamaro Woman with Puppies Kitagawa Utamaro, 1801/4 Enjoying the Cool in a Garden, Kitagawa Utamaro Enjoying the Cool in a Garden Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1788/90 Pleasure Parties in Boats on the Sumida River under the Ryogoku Bridge, Kitagawa Utamaro Pleasure Parties in Boats on the Sumida River under the Ryogoku Bridge Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1796 Seiro niwaka onna geisha no bu : Asazumabune Ogiuri Uta....., Kitagawa Utamaro Seiro niwaka onna geisha no bu : Asazumabune Ogiuri Uta..... Kitagawa Utamaro, 1793 Naniwaya Okita, Kitagawa Utamaro Naniwaya Okita Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1793 Kitchen Scene, Kitagawa Utamaro Kitchen Scene Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794/95 Hinazuru of the Chojiya, Whose Attendants Are Tsuruji and Tsuruno (Chojiya uchi Hinazuru, Tsuruji, Tsuruno), from the series "Array of Supreme Beauties of the Present Day (Toji zensei bijin-zoroe)", Kitagawa Utamaro Hinazuru of the Chojiya, Whose Attendants Are Tsuruji and Tsuruno (Chojiya uchi Hinazuru, Tsuruji, Tsuruno), from the series "Array of Supreme Beauties of the Present Day (Toji zensei bijin-zoroe)" Kitagawa Utamaro, 1794 Hour of the Ox [2am] (Ushi no koku), from the series "The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)", Kitagawa Utamaro Hour of the Ox [2am] (Ushi no koku), from the series "The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)" Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794 Hour of the Hare [6am] (U no koku), from the series “The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara” ("Seiro juni toki tsuzuki"), Kitagawa Utamaro Hour of the Hare [6am] (U no koku), from the series “The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara” ("Seiro juni toki tsuzuki") Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794 Hour of the Monkey [4pm] (Saru no koku), from the series “The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara” ("Seiro juni toki tsuzuki"), Kitagawa Utamaro Hour of the Monkey [4pm] (Saru no koku), from the series “The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara” ("Seiro juni toki tsuzuki") Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794 Hinazuru of the Keizetsuro, from the series "Comparing the Charms of Beauties (Bijin kiryo kurabe) (Keizetsuro Hinazuru)", Kitagawa Utamaro Hinazuru of the Keizetsuro, from the series "Comparing the Charms of Beauties (Bijin kiryo kurabe) (Keizetsuro Hinazuru)" Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794/95 Takashima Ohisa, Kitagawa Utamaro Takashima Ohisa Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795 Woman Holding a Tortoise-shell Hair-comb, Kitagawa Utamaro Woman Holding a Tortoise-shell Hair-comb Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795/96 The Asahiya Widow, from the series “Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets" ("Komei bijin rokkasen"), Kitagawa Utamaro The Asahiya Widow, from the series “Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets" ("Komei bijin rokkasen") Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1795/96 Beauty Wearing a Summer Kimono, from the series “New Patterns of Brocade Woven in Utamaro Style" ("Nishiki-ori Utamaro-gata-shinmoyo"), Kitagawa Utamaro Beauty Wearing a Summer Kimono, from the series “New Patterns of Brocade Woven in Utamaro Style" ("Nishiki-ori Utamaro-gata-shinmoyo") Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1796/98 A Young Girl Offering Tea to Another Woman, Kitagawa Utamaro A Young Girl Offering Tea to Another Woman Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797 Two Women by a Bamboo Blind, Kitagawa Utamaro Two Women by a Bamboo Blind Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1797 or 1798 Preparing a Meal, Kitagawa Utamaro Preparing a Meal Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99 Young man and his party crossing a stream before Mt. Fuji, Kitagawa Utamaro Young man and his party crossing a stream before Mt. Fuji Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/1800 Sankatsu and Hanshichi, from the series "Fashionable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)", Kitagawa Utamaro Sankatsu and Hanshichi, from the series "Fashionable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)" Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99 Komurasaki and Gonpachi, from the series "Fashonable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)", Kitagawa Utamaro Komurasaki and Gonpachi, from the series "Fashonable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)" Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99 Ohatsu and Tokubei, from the series "Fashionable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)", Kitagawa Utamaro Ohatsu and Tokubei, from the series "Fashionable Patterns in Utamaro Style (Ryuko moyo Utamaro-gata)" Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/99 The Scoop-Net, Kitagawa Utamaro The Scoop-Net Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800/01 Kintaro, Urashimataro, and Momotaro, from the triptych "Set of Three Sake Cups for the First Month (Tarozuki mitsugumi sakazuki)", Kitagawa Utamaro Kintaro, Urashimataro, and Momotaro, from the triptych "Set of Three Sake Cups for the First Month (Tarozuki mitsugumi sakazuki)" Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800/01 The Kitchen, Kitagawa Utamaro The Kitchen Kitagawa Utamaro, 1795 House cleaning in preparation for the New Year, Kitagawa Utamaro House cleaning in preparation for the New Year Kitagawa Utamaro, late 1790s At the Ferry Boat Landing, Kitagawa Utamaro At the Ferry Boat Landing Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1804

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