Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

Left panel of the triptych Washing and Stretching Cloth (Arai-bari)

Maker

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (Japanese, 1754-1806)
Yamadaya Sanshiro (Japanese, 18th century), publisher

Title

Left panel of the triptych Washing and Stretching Cloth (Arai-bari)
Two Women in a Courtyard

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1796-1797

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Plate: 38.6 x 25.6 cm (15 3/16 x 10 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Utamaro hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Yamada

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1140

Type

Exhibition History

The Pleasure of Edo
Life in the Yoshiwara
Mar 24, 2000 – Jun 18, 2000

Label copy

Although so casually portrayed, these two women, probably a mother and daughter, are identified as ordinary townspeople on the basis of their simple costumes and hairstyles.

Courtesans and Actors
Popular Culture in Edo Period Japan
Sep 20, 1996 – Dec 08, 1996
Women in Japanese Prints
Mar 05, 1993 – May 09, 1993
Courtesans of the Floating World
May 30, 1986 – Aug 30, 1986

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Tombstone

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (Japanese, 1754-1806)
Yamadaya Sanshiro (Japanese, 18th century), publisher
Left panel of the triptych Washing and Stretching Cloth (Arai-bari); Two Women in a Courtyard, ca. 1796-1797
Polychrome woodblock print
Plate: 38.6 x 25.6 cm (15 3/16 x 10 1/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1140

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