Japan, 1750 - 1806 Master printmaker Utamaro is highly appreciated as the dominating ukiyo-e artist of the late eighteenth century, famed for his beautiful portraits of women. Utamaro´s original name was Ichitaro Kitagawa. He began his career as a pupil of the painter Toriyama Sekien. Utamaro´s... Toyoaki. In 1781-82 he changed his name to KitagawaUtamaro and around 1783 Utamaro started a
Kitigawa Utamaro ( Japón, 1753 - 1806.) Impresor y pintor, uno de los mejores representantes de la escuela Ukiyo-e, en japonés "pinturas del mundo flotante". Biografía De nombre original Kitagawa... que Gahon chusen (Los insectos, de 1788) es uno de los más conocidos. Alrededor de 1791 Utamaro... los ropajes. En sus sutiles dibujos de cortesanas y mujeres de los barrios de Edo, Utamaro fue fijando
Eighteenth-century Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) was unsurpassed in creating classic woodblock prints depicting the exotic world of Old Tokyo (Edo). Some of his most compelling works are behind-the-scenes portraits of the beauties, courtesans, children, and laborers who inhabit that world. The range of subjects in these intricate prints highlights...more
Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) was unsurpassed in creating classic wood-block prints depicting the exotic world of the old Tokyo (Edo) red light district. Most compelling are his behind-the-scenes portraits of the courtesans and working craftswomen who inhabited that world. The range of subjects in these intricate prints points to...more