Kitagawa Utamaro
Britishnoun
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One room contains four giant paneled canvases measuring more than 10-by-7 feet, with Murakami’s interpretations of work by the ukiyo-e masters Kitagawa Utamaro and Torii Kiyonaga.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
One can also see the influence of the Edo-period Japanese woodblock artist Kitagawa Utamaro, best known for his elegant, intimate portraits of beautiful women, or bijin-ga.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
The Japanese art of wood-block prints flourished in the late 18th century when masters like Kitagawa Utamaro illustrated kyoka, a form of comic verse.
From Time Magazine Archive
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