Artwork from the JSP Estate/Private Collection

 

Nationality

Japanese

Artist Dates

1753-1806

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Date of Work

ca. 1800

Medium

Screenprint

Height

15"

Width

31"

Collection/Provenance

Art & Design Study Collection: James Smith Pierce Collection

Status

Stored: FF_008_E

Location

UND Art Collections Repository

Artist Bio

Kitagawa Utamaro was a Japanese artist born in 1753 in Edo (now Tokyo). He is best known for his paintings, wood-block prints and illustrations of the ukiyo-e style and art movement. His compositions consisted of women both in groups and in single portraits. Works by Kitagawa Utamaro can be found in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Rijksmuseum, the Royal Ontario Museum and many others internationally.

Additional Information

Depiction of multiple women on a bridge holding parasols.

Condition

Very good

Rights

Images are provided for educational purposes only and may not be reproduced for commercial use. Images may be protected by artist copyright. A credit line is required to be used for any public non-commercial educational purpose. The credit line must include, “Image courtesy of the University of North Dakota.”

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