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 kjent for sine fantastiske «bijin»-bilder og innovasjon innen ukiyo-e, som inspirerte europeiske impresjonister!
Chester Beatty Library (Dublin, Irland)
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Om dette kunstverket
- Tittel: Drying clothes
- Kunstner: Kitagawa Utamaro
- År: 1790
- Opprinnelige mål: 36.0 x 75.0 cm
- Format: Panoramic
- Opphavsrettslig status: Fritatt for opphavsrett
- Utstillingssted: Chester Beatty Library
- Medium: Woodblock Print
- Periode: Early Modern
- Kreativ periode: Mature Period
Kort om verket
- 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