Utamaro

[ oo-tah-mah-raw; English oo-tuh-mahr-oh ]

noun

1. Ki·ta·ga·wa [kee, -tah-, gah, -wah], 1753–1806, Japanese painter, draftsman, and designer of prints.

Utamaro

/ ˌuːtəˈmɑːrəʊ /

noun

1. UtamaroKitagawa17531806MJapaneseARTS AND CRAFTS: printmaker Kitagawa (ˌkiːtəˈɡɑːwə), original name Kitagawa Nebsuyoshi . 1753–1806, Japanese master of wood-block prints, of the ukiyo-e school; noted esp for his portraits of women

Example Sentences

Bunro, some of whose work is fine, was a rare imitator of Utamaro.

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It was by his portraits of women that Utamaro won his great fame.

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Tamagawa Shucho was a rare pupil of Utamaro who worked about 1790 to 1810.

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When Utamaro died, in 1806, the great days of the figure-print were ended.

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Shunsho was a great sinner in this respect; so also were Utamaro and Toyokuni.

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