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Utamaro, Kitagawa
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Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753–1806)

Japanese colour-print artist of the ukiyo-e school. He is known for his muted colour prints of women engaged in everyday activities, including informal studies of prostitutes.

Utamaro was the first Japanese artist to become well known in Europe, many of his prints being sent there during his lifetime by Dutch merchants resident in Nagasaki. His style is distinctive: his subject is often seen close up, sometimes from unusual angles or viewpoints, and he made use of sensuous lines and highly decorative textiles.



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He often combines the two, creating work that draws comparisons to such diverse characters as Minnie Mouse and the women lavishly rendered by the printmaker Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806).
The prints, based on the same techniques used by celebrated ukiyo-e or "floating world" artists such as Hiroshige, Utamaro or Hokusai, are often humorously rendered portraits of "barbarians" from "Furansu".
The prints, based on the same techniques used by celebrated ukiyo-e or "floating world" artists such as Hiroshige, Utamaro or Hokusai, are often humorously rendered portraits of "barbarians" from "Furansu".
 
 
 
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