Drying clothes
Woodblock Print
Ukiyo-e
1790
Early Modern
36.0 x 75.0 cm
Chester Beatty Library
Triptych colour woodblock print of ‘Drying clothes’ by Kitagawa Utamaro, published by Iwatoya Kisaburō; printed in Edo (modern Tokyo), Japan, around 1790. A group of women dry clothes on a rooftop platform overlooking the city, Mt. Fuji’s distinctive peak visible in the distance. While the child reaches up for attention, the cat steals over the balustrade. Seeking its prey among the pine tree’s branches, it fails to notice the cuckoo flying overhead.
Kitagawa Utamaro (1753 – 1806)
Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) var en japansk kunstner kendt for sine ikoniske 'bijin ōkubi-e' træsnit og hans betydning indenfor impressionismen. Oplev hans kunst og den japanske æstetik!
Chester Beatty Library (Dublin, Irland)
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Om dette kunstværk
- Titel: Drying clothes
- Kunstner: Kitagawa Utamaro
- År: 1790
- Oprindelige mål: 36.0 x 75.0 cm
- Format: Panoramic
- Ophavsretlig status: Public domain
- Udstillet hos: Chester Beatty Library
- Medie: Woodblock Print
- Periode: Early Modern
- Kreativ periode: Mature Period
Hurtige fakta
- Artistic style: Ukiyo-e
- Dimensions: 36 x 75 cm
- Notable elements or techniques: Multiple color layers, fine linework
- Medium: Triptych colour woodblock print
- Movement: Ukiyo-e
- Subject or theme: Everyday life in Edo-period Japan