No. 11 from the series Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry

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No. 11 from the series Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry

Item Info

Item No: facjp00124
Title: No. 11 from the series Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry
Media Type: Albumen Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

"Utamaro's style evolved steadily through the 1780's and early 1790's when he established his own unique style replacing  Kiyonaga as the foremost designer of prints of beautiful women.He became a central figure of the literary and artistic world of Edo and is highly praised for his remarkably sensual and elegant way of portraying single women in okubi-e ('large-head pictures') but became also very successful in capturing erotic scenes.

During his heyday Utamaro captured the most fragile nuances of emotional states in his designs but then ceased to keep up with the changing taste so by the early 1800's his designs are merely repetitions."

from "Japanese Woodblock Prints: Artists, Publishers and Masterworks 1680-1900", Andreas Marks. Tuttle Publishing. p.76

https://catalog.freelibrary.org/Record/2030739


Notes:

Here Utamaro depicts two women weaving thread. Originally a 12 sheet composition printed in 1795. This is a later reproduction.


Bibliography:

http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/no-11-from-the-series-women-engaged-in-the-sericulture-industry-joshoku-kaiko-tewaza-gusa-230856

https://catalog.freelibrary.org/Record/2030739

https://catalog.freelibrary.org/Record/1930667



Image Dimensions Width: 38 cm
Creator Name: Utamaro, 1753-1806 - Artist

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