Utamaro

American  

[oo-tah-mah-raw, oo-tuh-mahr-oh] / ˈu tɑˈmɑ rɔ, ˌu təˈmɑr oʊ /

noun

1. Kitagawa 1753–1806, Japanese painter, draftsman, and designer of prints.

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Utamaro British  

/ ˌuːtəˈmɑːrəʊ /

noun

1. 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

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Example Sentences

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

Only about 40 to 50 paintings are confidently ascribed to Utamaro, and a few of those are in the exhibition, including a lovely work on a fan.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2017

The exhibitions at London's British Museum, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge and Edinburgh's National Museum of Scotland include works by some of Japan's most famous artists from the period, including Utamaro, Hiroshige and Kunisada.

From Reuters • Oct. 21, 2013

Notwithstanding her western garb, she resembled a print of Utamaro.

From Visionaries by Huneker, James