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Couple in a Boat, c. 1799. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?-1806)Couple in a Boat, c. 1799
Women by a Palanquin... late 1790s. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?-1806)Women by a Palanquin (from the series Chinese and Japanese Poems by Seven Year Old Girls of Recent Times), late 1790s
Woman Representing Good Fortune, 1753-1806
Women Hanging Laundry to Dry on a Balcony, early 1790s
Woman Writing, 1753-1806. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?-1806)Woman Writing, 1753-1806
Woman Reading a Letter... 1806. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?-1806)Woman Reading a Letter (from the series Seven Episodes in the Life of Komachi in the Floating World), 1806
Woman of the Yoshiwara, 1753-1806. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?-1806)Woman of the Yoshiwara, 1753-1806
Woman Measuring a Mans Gown (from the series Twelve Occupations of Women), late 1790s
Chushingura: Act X of The Storehouse of Loyalty, late 1790s
Woman of the Yoshiwara with Girl, 1753-1806
Woman Holding a Fan (from the series Ten Aspects of the Physiognomy of Women), c. 1793
Woman Drying Her Hands (from the series Ten Aspects of the Physiognomy of Women), c. 1793. The pose in which Utamaro presents this beauty is typical of Japanese painting and prints
Tomimoto Toyohina, Takashimaya Ohisa, and Naniwaya Okita, c. 1794
Two Women by a Bamboo Blind, c. 1797 or 1798
Two Children and a Woman Playing Blind Mans Bluff, 1753-1806
Two Courtesans, 1753-1806. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?-1806)Two Courtesans, 1753-1806
The Lovers Ohan and Choemon…The Lovers Ohan and Choemon (from the series Joruri Ballads in the Tokiwazu and Tomimoto Styles), early or mid 1800s
Scene Adapted from the play The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura), late 1790s. This is a scene from the most popular work in Japanese theater, The Treasury of Loyal Retainers
Parody of an Imperial Carriage Scene, c. 1798
Serenade, 1753-1806. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?-1806)Serenade, 1753-1806
Seven Komachi Episodes: A Woman Holding an Outer Garment for a Man, 1754-1806. CreatorSeven Komachi Episodes: A Woman Holding an Outer Garment for a Man, 1754-1806
Settsu Province from the series Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa), c. 1804
No Title, 1753-1806. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?-1806)No Title, 1753-1806
Net Fishing at Night on the Sumida River, c. 1800. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (JapaneseNet Fishing at Night on the Sumida River, c. 1800
Man and Woman, 1753-1806. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?-1806)Man and Woman, 1753-1806
Making Love, 1753-1806. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?-1806)Making Love, 1753-1806
Musashi, Omi, Yamashiro, and Settsu Provinces from the series Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa), c. 1804
Mother Teaching her Daughter Calligraphy, from the series, Twelve Occupations of Women, c. 1798
Mother Lifting a Child to a Plum Tree... late 1790s. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (JapaneseMother Lifting a Child to a Plum Tree (from the series Chinese and Japanese Poems by Seven Year Old Girls of Recent Times), late 1790s
Moonrise Over the Nihon Embankment and the Yoshiwara, 1790
Oshichi and Kichisaburo (from the series Music on the Theme of Constancy in Love), c. 1800
Fishing on the Chopping Board Rock at Enoshima, early 1790s
Farmhouse behind Trees, c. 1790. Creator: Christoph Nathe (German, 1753-1806)Farmhouse behind Trees, c. 1790
Courtesan, 1753-1806. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?-1806)Courtesan, 1753-1806
Courtesans and Attendants, 1753-1806. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?-1806)Courtesans and Attendants, 1753-1806
Hanaogi of Ogiya from the series Picture Puzzles, c. 1797. Utamaros favorite subject matter was beautiful women. He often depicted them engaged in simple, everyday activities
Water in the Mountains, c. 1790-1800. Creator: Christoph Nathe (German, 1753-1806)Water in the Mountains, c. 1790-1800
Winter Scene from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, c. 1790
Woman Carrying a Child, 1753-1806. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?-1806)Woman Carrying a Child, 1753-1806
Fond of Things from the series Eight Views of Favorite Things of Todays World, late 1790s
Fond of Noise from the series Eight Views of Favorite Things of Todays World, late 1790s
The Courtesans Kasugano and Utahama of Tamaya (from the series A Mirror of Courtesans of the Green Houses), c. 1800
The Courtesan Tsukioka of Hyogoya Rolling a Letter…The Courtesan Tsukioka of Hyogoya Rolling a Letter (from the series A Selection of Six Authors in the Green Houses), late 1790s
The Courtesan Takigawa of Ogiya (from the series A Selection of Beautiful Women of the East), c. 1798
The Courtesan Takigawa of Ogiya (from the series Seven Aspects of Komachi in the Green Houses), 1797 or 1798
The Courtesan Misyama of Chojiya (from the series Eight Views of Beautiful Women of the Green Houses), early 1790s
The Courtesan Karauta of Chojiya Reading a Book... late 1790s. Creator: Kitagawa UtamaroThe Courtesan Karauta of Chojiya Reading a Book (from the series Six Authors of the Green Houses), late 1790s
The Courtesan Hinazuru of Chojiya with her Attendants Tsuruji and Tsuruno, c. 1794
The Courtesan Hana-ogi of Ogiya as the Sennin Tekkai (from the series Eight Immortals of Sensuality), mid 1790s
The Hour of the Snake (from the series A Clock for Young Women), c. 1796. CreatorThe Hour of the Snake (from the series A Clock for Young Women), c. 1796
Chushingura: Act XI of The Storehouse of Loyalty, late 1790s
Chushingura: Act VI of The Storehouse of Loyalty, late 1790s
Chushingura: Act V of The Storehouse of Loyalty, late 1790s
Chushingura: Act IV of The Storehouse of Loyalty, late 1790s
Chushingura: Act II of The Storehouse of Loyalty, late 1790s
Catching Fireflies, c. 1796-1797. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?-1806)Catching Fireflies, c. 1796-1797
Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left), c. 1796-1797. A group of women amuse themselves by chasing fireflies next to a stream
Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (center), c. 1796-1797. Creator: Kitagawa UtamaroCatching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (center), c. 1796-1797. A group of women amuse themselves by chasing fireflies next to a stream
Chushingura: Act VIII of The Storehouse of Loyalty, late 1790s. Creator: Kitagawa UtamaroChushingura: Act VIII of The Storehouse of Loyalty, late 1790s
Chushingura: Act IX of The Storehouse of Loyalty, late 1790s
Chushingura: Act III of The Storehouse of Loyalty, late 1790s
Chushingura: Act I of The Storehouse of Loyalty, late 1790s
Cleaning Combs, c. late 1790s. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?-1806)Cleaning Combs, c. late 1790s
Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (right), c. 1796-1797. Creator: Kitagawa UtamaroCatching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (right), c. 1796-1797. A group of women amuse themselves by chasing fireflies next to a stream
Ladies Playing with Dolls, 1753-1806. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?-1806)Ladies Playing with Dolls, 1753-1806
Elegant Pleasures of the Four Seasons, c. 1782. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro (JapaneseElegant Pleasures of the Four Seasons, c. 1782. The title of this print suggests a series of four, but only this wintry print is known
Daimio and his Retinue Crossing a Stream in Plain Near Fuji, 1753-1806
A Beech Wood with a Resting Traveler, 1803. Creator: Christoph Nathe (German, 1753-1806)A Beech Wood with a Resting Traveler, 1803
An Attractive Woman Who Looks Like the Actor Iwai Hanshiro V, 1806