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Kitagawa Utamaro

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Fan account of Kitagawa Utamaro, a Japanese artist best known for ukiyo-e woodblock and his bijin ōkubi-e of the 1790s. 1753-1806 Automated thanks to @andreitr.bsky.social and @botfrens.bsky.social

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Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 3h

Yama uba and Kintaro https://www.wikiart.org/en/kitagawa-utamaro/yama-uba-and-kintaro

Yama uba and Kintaro

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 7h

No Title https://clevelandart.org/art/1949.130

No Title

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 8h

Ikebana arrangement of Peony and Willow in Dragon Pot https://collections.artsmia.org/art/22361/

Ikebana arrangement of Peony and Willow in Dragon Pot

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 10h

Sheltering from a Sudden Shower https://www.artic.edu/artworks/21543/

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 14h

Abalone Divers https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/53585

"Abalone Divers" by Kitagawa Utamaro is a delicate woodblock print depicting an intimate moment between a mother and child amid nature's serenity. Utamaro, renowned for his bijin-ga genre, captures the grace and vulnerability of daily life in Edo-period Japan through his intricate details and harmonious composition.

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 1d

Man and Woman https://clevelandart.org/art/1943.21

Man and Woman

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 1d

WOMAN IN YELLOW KIMONO https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/208131

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 1d

Half-length Portrait of Two Courtesans https://clevelandart.org/art/1943.19

Half-length Portrait of Two Courtesans

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 1d

Geisha and Attendant on a Rainy Night https://www.artic.edu/artworks/28997/

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Donnelley

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 1d

Three Beauties of the Present Day https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/210192

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 2d

Kitchen Scene https://www.artic.edu/artworks/21574/

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 2d

Mole Cricket (Kera); Earwig, (Hasami-mushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/37285

Rogers Fund, 1918

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 2d

Yama uba and Kintaro https://www.wikiart.org/en/kitagawa-utamaro/yama-uba-and-kintaro-1

Yama uba and Kintaro

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 2d

The Courtesan Hinazuru of Chojiya with her Attendants Tsuruji and Tsuruno https://clevelandart.org/art/1956.756

The Courtesan Hinazuru of Chojiya with her Attendants Tsuruji and Tsuruno

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 2d

Male Couple https://www.wikiart.org/en/kitagawa-utamaro/male-couple-1802

Male Couple

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 3d

Act VII from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.360

Act VII from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 3d

Woman Holding a Fan (from the series Ten Aspects of the Physiognomy of Women) https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.1031

Woman Holding a Fan (from the series Ten Aspects of the Physiognomy of Women)

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 3d

Caterpillar and Bees http://kokoelmat.fng.fi/app?si=C+IV+986

Caterpillar and Bees

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 3d

Amorous Couple https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/106998

"Amorous Couple" is a shunga print by Kitagawa Utamaro, a renowned Japanese ukiyo-e artist, celebrated for his elegant depictions of sensual and intimate moments. The artwork captures a tender embrace, showcasing Utamaro's mastery in conveying emotion and detail through delicate lines and rich textures.

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 3d

Shared Feelings in the Bedchamber of Komurasaki and Gompachi https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/45016

Rogers Fund, 1922

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 4d

Young Couple in front of a Screen http://kokoelmat.fng.fi/app?si=A+II+841%3A417

Young Couple in front of a Screen

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 4d

Shiro-gai, namima-gashiwa, makura-gai, iro-gai, aza-gai, sadae-gai, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)" https://www.artic.edu/artworks/34832/

Frederick W. Gookin Collection

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 4d

Seven Komachi Episodes: A Woman Holding an Outer Garment for a Man https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.244

Seven Komachi Episodes: A Woman Holding an Outer Garment for a Man

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 4d

Picture Book of Amusements of the Eastern Capital (Ehon Azuma asobi) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/45273

Rogers Fund, 1918

Kitagawa Utamaro @kitagawautamaro.bsky.social · 4d

Woman and Child https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/45018

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929