喜多川歌麿画 絵兄弟娘道成寺 見立猿廻し 「絵兄弟」|A Woman Dressing a Girl for a the Kabuki Dance “Musume Dojōji,” with “Brother Picture” (E-kyōdai) of a Monkey Trainer

Kitagawa Utamaro

ca. 1795–96

喜多川歌麿画 絵兄弟娘道成寺 見立猿廻し 「絵兄弟」|A Woman Dressing a Girl for a the Kabuki Dance “Musume Dojōji,” with “Brother Picture” (E-kyōdai) of a Monkey Trainer by Kitagawa Utamaro

Medium

Woodblock print in the e-kyodai format; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

H. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm); W. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)

Classification

Prints

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914

Accession Number

JP985

Tags

MenWomenDressing

About the Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro · 17531806

Kitagawa Utamaro (c. 1753-1806) was one of the most celebrated masters of ukiyo-e woodblock printing, revolutionizing the art of bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women) during Japan's Edo period. Born Kitagawa Ichitaro, his early life remains shrouded in mystery, with conflicting accounts placing his birth in Kyoto, Osaka, Yoshiwara in Edo (modern Tokyo), or Kawagoe in Musashi Province. Under the t...

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