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Kitagawa Utamaro

Printmakers, Calligraphers and Graphic Artists

Kitagawa Utamaro (1753 to 1806) was a Japanese artist, one of the most highly regarded designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings, best known for his bijin okubi-e, large headed pictures of beautiful women, produced in the 1790s. He also produced nature studies, particularly illustrated books of insects.

Facts
Birth Year
1753 2
Death Year
1806 1
Nationality
Japanese 1
Death Date
1806-10-31 1
Death Place
Edo 1
Active From Year
1775 3
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Connections

In Movement

Ukiyo-e, Movements

Master of the Ukiyo-e print tradition.

Practices

Printmaking, Art Forms
Source Wikipedia: Utamaro
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Nationality

Japan

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Source Wikipedia: UtamaroLead sentence 1
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Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川 歌麿; Japanese pronunciation: [ɯ.ta.ma.ɾo], c. 1753 – 31 October 1806) was a Japanese artist.

Originated In

Edo

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Source Wikidata: Kitagawa Utamaro
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Utamaro
  • Intro, dates in first sentence
    31 October 1806
  • Intro, first sentence
    Japanese artist
  • Infobox: death_date
    October 31, 1806
  • Infobox, death_place
    Edo
  • Lead section
    He is one of the most highly regarded designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings, and is best known for his bijin ōkubi-e "large-headed pictures of beautiful women" of the 1790s.
  • In Group: Japanese Woodblock Print Masters, Lead
    He is one of the most highly regarded designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings, and is best known for his bijin ōkubi-e "large-headed pictures of beautiful women" of the 1790s.
  • Practices: Printmaking, Article text
    He is one of the most highly regarded designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings, and is best known for his bijin ōkubi-e "large-headed pictures of beautiful women" of the 1790s.
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2. Getty Vocabularies (ULAN, AAT, TGN): Union List of Artist Names: Kitagawa Utamaro
Getty Vocabularies (ULAN, AAT, TGN)ULAN full record, preferred biography line
Quote, ULAN full record, preferred biography line
Japanese painter, draftsman, and woodcutter, 1753-1806
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3. The Art Story (theartstory.org): The Art Story: Kitagawa Utamaro
The Art Story (theartstory.org)Biography text
Quote, Biography text
Around 1775 he began using the nom de plume, Kitagawa Toyoaki, when he produced cover art for the kabuki playbook Forty-eight Famous Love Scenes.
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Wikidata: Kitagawa Utamaro
Wikidata Q272045, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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