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Kitagawa Utamaro

Left panel of the triptych Washing and Stretching Cloth (Arai-bari), ca. 1796-1797

Description

Maker

  • Kitagawa Utamaro, 1754-1806, Japanese
  • Yamadaya Sanshiro, 18th century, Japanese, publisher

Title

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

Year

ca. 1796-1797

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink and color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Utamaro hitsu

Place

Japan

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1140

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Pleasure of Edo

March 24 - June 18, 2000

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

September 20 - December 8, 1996

Women in Japanese Prints

March 5 - May 9, 1993

Courtesans of the Floating World

May 30 - August 30, 1986

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Left panel of the triptych Washing and Stretching Cloth (Arai-bari) with the accession number of 20.1140. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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