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Kitagawa Utamaro
1753- 1806
Real name: Ichitaro Kitagawa
Changed it to Utamaro in 1781
Native of Edo (Tokyo)
Imprisonment
Arrested in 1804
Painted Toyotomi Hideyoshi with his wife and 5 other concubines
Hideyoshi= shogun at the time
Considered offensive and disrespectful
Became depressed from humility
Died 2 years later
Art
Teacher was Toriyama Sekeian
Inspired by the work of Kiyonaga
Discovered by Tsuta-ya Juzaburo
His art between 1787- 1791 reflected Dutch influence through the Nagasaki port
After 1791 he started to focus on portraits of women
Characteristics of Art
oval faces
bone, chin
slanted eyes
tiny mouth
tall and slender
skinny with long heads
small nostrils in the nose
defined features: cheek bone, jaw
women weren't depicted realistically