江戸仕入大津土産 槍持奴 鷹匠|Souvenir Paintings from Ōtsu, Stocked in Edo (Edo shi-ire Ōtsu miyage) Foot-soldier with a Spear and Hawk-handler (Yari mochi yakko to taka shō)
ca. 1802–3
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); W. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 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
JP991
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the lively world of Edo-period Japan1615–1868) with this captivating woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro, a master of ukiyo ("pictures of the floating world"). Titled *Souvenir Paintings from Ōu, Stocked in (Edo shi-ire Ōtsu miyage): Foot-soldier with a Spear and Hawk-handler (Yari mochi yakko to taka shō)*, created around 1802–3, it measures 14½ × 9½ inches and showcases Utamaro's skill in ink and color on paper. Though renowned for his exquisite bijin-ga portraits of beautiful women, here Utamaro turns to robust male figures—a spear-wielding foot-soldier (yari mochi yakko) and a ha...
About the Artist
Kitagawa Utamaro · 1753–1806
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...