喜多川歌麿画 「婦女人相十品」 ポペンを吹く娘|Young Woman Blowing a Popen (glass noisemaker), from the series “Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy” (Fujo ninsō juppen)

Kitagawa Utamaro

ca. 1792–93

喜多川歌麿画 「婦女人相十品」 ポペンを吹く娘|Young Woman Blowing a Popen (glass noisemaker), from the series “Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy” (Fujo ninsō juppen) by Kitagawa Utamaro

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

15 5/16 x 10 13/16 in. (38.9 x 27.5 cm)

Classification

Prints

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Accession Number

JP1662

Tags

WomenToys

About the Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro · 17531806

Kitagawa Utamaro (c. 1753-1806) was one of the most celebrated masters of ukiyo-e woodblock printing, revolutionizing the art of bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women) during Japan's Edo period. Born Kitagawa Ichitaro, his early life remains shrouded in mystery, with conflicting accounts placing his birth in Kyoto, Osaka, Yoshiwara in Edo (modern Tokyo), or Kawagoe in Musashi Province. Under the t...

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