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扇屋内春日野わかな こてう|The Oiran Kasugano of Ōgiya on Parade by Kitagawa Utamaro

扇屋内春日野わかな こてう|The Oiran Kasugano of Ōgiya on Parade

Kitagawa Utamaro · 1778

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Artist
Kitagawa Utamaro
Date
1778
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
12 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (30.8 x 13.0 cm)
Collection
Asian Art
Culture
Japan
Credit line
The Francis Lathrop Collection, Purchase, Frederick C. Hewitt Fund, 1911
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Kitagawa Utamaro

Kitagawa Utamaro, a master of ukiyo-e, captivated Edo Japan with his exquisite 'large-headed pictures of beautiful women' in the 1790s.

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