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Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

About to breastfeed

Description

Maker

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (Japanese, 1754-1806)
Izumiya Ichibei 和泉屋市兵衛 (Japanese, ca. 1686–1886 in Edo, Japan), publisher

Title

About to breastfeed
from the series Elegant Comparisons of Little Treasures (風流子宝合 Furyū kodakara awase)

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1802

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Vertical ōban: 36.5 x 24.1 cm (14 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Utamaro hitsu

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1141

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Women of the Floating World
Nov 09, 1990 – Jan 06, 1991

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Tombstone

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (Japanese, 1754-1806)
Izumiya Ichibei 和泉屋市兵衛 (Japanese, ca. 1686–1886 in Edo, Japan), publisher
About to breastfeed; from the series Elegant Comparisons of Little Treasures (風流子宝合 Furyū kodakara awase), ca. 1802
Polychrome wood block print (nishiki-e)
Vertical ōban: 36.5 x 24.1 cm (14 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1141

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