Utamaro

Utamaro, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Kitagawa Utamaro [Japanese Ukiyo-e Printmaker, 1754-1806]

Kitagawa Utamaro, Youth and Geisha Dancing as Another Geisha Plays theShamisen, 1805

Kitagawa Utamaro, Youth and Geisha Dancing as Another Geisha Plays the Shamisen, 1805, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Kitagawa Utamaro [Japanese Ukiyo-e Printmaker, 1754-1806]

Lady

Lady, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Title and author unknown.

Kitagawa Utamaro, Beauty in front of Mirror, 1750-1806

Utamaro Kitagawa, Beauty in front of Mirror, 1750-1806, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Kitagawa Utamaro [Japanese Ukiyo-e Printmaker, 1754-1806]

Kitagawa Utamaro, A Half-Length Portrait of the Courtesan Shirotama of the Tamaya, ca. 1790s

Utamaro, A Half-Length Portrait of the Courtesan Shirotama of the Tamaya, ca. 1790s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Kitagawa Utamaro [Japanese Ukiyo-e Printmaker, 1754-1806]

Kitagawa Utamaro, Reading Beauty, 1750-1806

Utamaro Kitagawa, Reading Beauty, 1750-1806, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Kitagawa Utamaro [Japanese Ukiyo-e Printmaker, 1754-1806]

Torii Kiyomine, A Girl About to Despatch a Letter, ca. 1807-1810

Torii Kiyomine, A Girl About to Despatch a Letter, ca. 1807-1810, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Torii Kiyomine II (Japanese, b. 1787 - d. 1868)