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喜多川歌麿画 「実競色乃美名家見 紙屋次兵衛 紀ノ国屋小春」|Jihei of Kamiya Eloping with the Geisha Koharu of Kinokuniya, from the series “True Feelings Compared: The Founts of Love” (Jitsu kurabe iro no Minakami)

Kitagawa Utamaro

ca. 1798–99

喜多川歌麿画 「実競色乃美名家見 紙屋次兵衛 紀ノ国屋小春」|Jihei of Kamiya Eloping with the Geisha Koharu of Kinokuniya, from the series “True Feelings Compared: The Founts of Love” (Jitsu kurabe iro no Minakami) by Kitagawa Utamaro

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

15 1/8 x 9 5/8 in. (38.4 x 24.4 cm)

Classification

Prints

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936

Accession Number

JP2738

Tags

MenWomenLanterns

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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