Goldfish, from the series "Elegant Comparison of Little Treasures (Furyu kodakara awase)"

Goldfish, from the series "Elegant Comparison of Little Treasures (Furyu kodakara awase)"

Kitagawa UtamaroWW-1797-526692
1797·Color woodblock print; oban·38.1 × 26.2 cm (15 × 10 3/8 in.)

Gift of Chester W. Wright

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Year
1797
Dimensions
38.1 × 26.2 cm (15 × 10 3/8 in.)

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro
Kitagawa Utamaro

Kitagawa Utamaro was a Japanese artist. He is one of the most highly regarded designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings, and is best known for his bijin ōkubi-e "large-headed pictures of beautiful women" of the 1790s. He also produced nature studies, particularly illustrated books of insects.

Japan

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Year
1797
Dimensions
38.1 × 26.2 cm (15 × 10 3/8 in.)
Watts ID
WW-1797-526692

Source

Source
aic
Status
verified

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Kitagawa Utamaro

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