Twaalf kenmerken van schoonheden en beroemde landschappen

Kitagawa Utamaro

1800 - 1805

Twaalf kenmerken van schoonheden en beroemde landschappen by Kitagawa Utamaro

Medium

color woodcut

Dimensions

374; 254

About this artwork

Bruikleen van de Koninklijke Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst (legaat Westendorp-Osieck, 1968)

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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