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Item Info
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
An Oiran with her young attendant.
"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
Bibliography:
https://catalog.freelibrary.org/Record/2030739
https://catalog.freelibrary.org/Record/1930667
Image Dimensions Width: 39.2 cm
Creator Name: Utamaro, 1753-1806 - Artist