Utamaro
Ki·ta·ga·wa [kee-tah-gah-wah], /ˈki tɑˈgɑ wɑ/, 1753–1806, Japanese painter, draftsman, and designer of prints.
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How to use Utamaro in a sentence
Bunro, some of whose work is fine, was a rare imitator of Utamaro.
Chats on Japanese Prints | Arthur Davison FickeIt was by his portraits of women that Utamaro won his great fame.
Chats on Japanese Prints | Arthur Davison FickeTamagawa Shucho was a rare pupil of Utamaro who worked about 1790 to 1810.
Chats on Japanese Prints | Arthur Davison FickeWhen Utamaro died, in 1806, the great days of the figure-print were ended.
Chats on Japanese Prints | Arthur Davison FickeShunsho was a great sinner in this respect; so also were Utamaro and Toyokuni.
Chats on Japanese Prints | Arthur Davison Ficke
British Dictionary definitions for Utamaro
/ (ˌuːtəˈmɑːrəʊ) /
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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