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Opdateret oktober 2026 · rangeret efter vores popularitetsscore (søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk) · 135 værker af Utamaro i vores katalog

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Courtesan or Kneeling Lady with Fan from the series Seasonal Poems Composed by Famous Women (1790) er Utamaros mest kendte maleri; originalen tilhører Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington. Two Beauties (1802) ligger som nummer to, Drying clothes (1790) som nummer tre. Vores katalog indeholder 135 værker af Utamaro; her er de 100 mest berømte, rangeret med årstal og museum for hvert værk, så du kan vælge det rette at bestille.

1753 – 1806, Kawagoe Ukiyo-e Flest værker: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Utamaro: de 10 bedst rangerede malerier

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Courtesan or Kneeling Lady with Fan from the series Seasonal Poems Composed by Famous Women (1790) af Utamaro

Courtesan or Kneeling Lady with Fan from the series Seasonal Poems Composed by Famous Women

1790 · Woodblock Print · Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington

In the delicate interplay of line and shadow, Kitagawa Utamaro’s Courtesan or Kneeling Lady with Fan emerges as a breathtaking window into the refined world of late 18th-century Japan. Part of his celebrated series, Seasonal Poems Composed by Famous Women, this masterpiece captures a moment of quiet introspection and poised grace. The subject, likely a woman of high social standing or a celebrated courtesan, is depicted in a kneeling posture…

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Two Beauties (1802) af Utamaro

Two Beauties

1802 · Woodblock Print · Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Step closer to observe the delicate balance held within this vertical composition. Two women are positioned with a graceful, asymmetrical poise, one standing while the other kneels in a moment of shared stillness. The scene is set against a minimalist background that allows the focus to remain entirely on their refined forms. There is a subtle movement suggested by the way the figures are placed, creating a sense of natural,…

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Drying clothes (1790) af Utamaro

Drying clothes

1790 · Woodblock Print · Chester Beatty Library, Dublin

A summer breeze carries the quiet rhythms of Edo through the triptych color woodblock print titled Drying clothes. Created by the artist Kitagawa Utamaro, this work captures a fleeting moment of domesticity in Japan. Around 1790, the scene emerges from the hands of master craftsmen in Edo, which is modern Tokyo. The print, published by Iwatoya Kisaburō, invites the viewer to look upon a rooftop platform where the mundane becomes…

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Standing Prostitute af Utamaro

Standing Prostitute

Ink · Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis

A single figure occupies the space, a woman caught in a moment of stillness. She is rendered in the ukiyo-e tradition, her form defined by the decisive sweep of black ink. The lines of her kimono are not merely outlines but rhythmic gestures that suggest the weight and movement of heavy silk. A muted red or orange traces the patterns of her garment, a quiet pulse of color against the…

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Toji san bijin (Three Beauties of the Present Day)From Bijin-ga (Pictures of Beautiful Women), published by Tsutaya Juzaburo (1793) af Utamaro

Toji san bijin (Three Beauties of the Present Day)From Bijin-ga (Pictures of Beautiful Women), published by Tsutaya Juzaburo

1793 · Woodblock Print · Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo

Kitagawa Utamaro's "Toji San Bijin" – literally, “Three Beauties of the Present Day” – is more than just a woodblock print; it’s a captivating glimpse into the vibrant and complex world of Edo-period Japan. Created in 1793, this iconic image transcends its simple subject matter to become a profound meditation on beauty, social status, and the fleeting nature of pleasure. The piece, now housed within the Toledo Museum of Art,…

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Untitled [Uwaki no sō (The Fickle OneThe Fickle One)] af Utamaro

Untitled [Uwaki no sō (The Fickle OneThe Fickle One)]

Woodblock Print · Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, Bilbao

In the quietude of the Edo period, Kitagawa Utamaro captured a singular presence in "Untitled [Uwaki no sō (The Fickle OneThe Fickle One)]". Produced about 1792–93, this woodblock print presents a woman whose identity remains poised between the roles of a geisha and a noblewoman. She exists within a space of stillness, her gaze meeting the viewer with a composed, steady clarity. The subject is a study of a specific…

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A Flirt, from the series Ten Studies in Female Physiognomy (Fujin sogaku juttai) af Utamaro

A Flirt, from the series Ten Studies in Female Physiognomy (Fujin sogaku juttai)

Woodblock Print · Asia Society Museum, New York City

A Flirt, from the series Ten Studies in Female Physiognomy (Fujin sogaku juttai), emerges from the bustling urban life of the Edo period. This woodblock print, also recognized as part of the Ten Physiognomatic Aspects of Women, captures a fleeting moment of human character. The artist, Kitagawa Utamaro, focuses his attention on the subtle nuances of a single subject, moving away from the crowded scenes common to earlier eras. He…

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Hyōgorō / Hinakoto (The Courtesan Hinakoto of the House of Hyōgo) af Utamaro

Hyōgorō / Hinakoto (The Courtesan Hinakoto of the House of Hyōgo)

Woodblock Print · Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, Bilbao

Kitagawa Utamaro's “Hyōgorō / Hinakoto (The Courtesan Hinakoto of the House of Hyōgo)” is more than just a woodblock print; it’s a window into the vibrant, complex world of Edo period Japan. Created around 1795, this exquisite *bijin-ga* – a genre dedicated to depicting beautiful women – stands as a testament to Utamaro's unparalleled skill in capturing not only physical beauty but also an elusive sense of inner grace and…

Utamaro, rangeret fra 11 til 100

11Portrait of Naniwaya Okita (1793) af UtamaroPortrait of Naniwaya Okita1793 12Woman Making a Flower Arrangement (1802) af UtamaroWoman Making a Flower Arrangement1802 · Minneapolis Institute of Art 13Seated Beauty (1801) af UtamaroSeated Beauty1801 · Harvard Art Museums 14Portrait of Naniwaya Okita (1796) af UtamaroPortrait of Naniwaya Okita1796 15Large Head and Bust Portrait of Beauty (1797) af UtamaroLarge Head and Bust Portrait of Beauty1797 16courtesan writing a letter (1800) af Utamarocourtesan writing a letter1800 17Male Couple (1802) af UtamaroMale Couple1802 18The Woman Onion Vendor Who Proclaimed Herself a Wife (Tsuma tsugeru negi-uri onna) (1798) af UtamaroThe Woman Onion Vendor Who Proclaimed Herself a Wife (Tsuma tsugeru negi-uri onna)1798 19Standing Prostitute and Kamuro (1805) af UtamaroStanding Prostitute and Kamuro1805 · Minneapolis Institute of Art 20Courtesan in Procession (1868) af UtamaroCourtesan in Procession1868 · University of Michigan Museum of Art 21Along the Shore of Yènoshim (1793) af UtamaroAlong the Shore of Yènoshim1793 · Brooklyn Museum 22Woman with a Mirror af UtamaroWoman with a Mirror 23Courtesans Strolling Beneath Cherry Trees Before the Daiko (1789) af UtamaroCourtesans Strolling Beneath Cherry Trees Before the Daiko1789 · Brooklyn Museum 24Washing Clothes (1795) af UtamaroWashing Clothes1795 25Awabi divers (1788) af UtamaroAwabi divers1788 26woman smoking (1790) af Utamarowoman smoking1790 27beauty at toilet (1790) af Utamarobeauty at toilet1790 28women making dresses (1790) af Utamarowomen making dresses1790 29secret love (1790) af Utamarosecret love1790 30pensive love (1790) af Utamaropensive love1790 31the courtesan kisegawa of the matsubaya (1795) af Utamarothe courtesan kisegawa of the matsubaya1795 32Hour of the Snake (1794) af UtamaroHour of the Snake1794 33locust red dragonfly pinks chinese bell flowers (1788) af Utamarolocust red dragonfly pinks chinese bell flowers1788 34Courtesan`s Entourage at New Year`s Festival (1788) af UtamaroCourtesan`s Entourage at New Year`s Festival1788 35Oiran Hanaogi (1794) af UtamaroOiran Hanaogi1794 36A scene from the 'Poem of the Pillow' (1788) af UtamaroA scene from the 'Poem of the Pillow'1788 37Three Beauties of the Present Day (1793) af UtamaroThree Beauties of the Present Day1793 38Two Geisha (1700) af UtamaroTwo Geisha1700 · Hill-Stead Museum 39Miscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy (1801) af UtamaroMiscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy1801 · Metropolitan Museum of Art 40Amorous Couple (1803) af UtamaroAmorous Couple1803 41Amorous Couple (1803) af UtamaroAmorous Couple1803 42Woman and Child (1803) af UtamaroWoman and Child1803 43women gathering for tooth-blackening ceremony (1803) af Utamarowomen gathering for tooth-blackening ceremony1803 44Pearl Divers (1802) af UtamaroPearl Divers1802 45Three Courtesans Stroll Amidst Cherry Blossoms (1803) af UtamaroThree Courtesans Stroll Amidst Cherry Blossoms1803 46Mother and Child Gazing at a Hand Mirror (1805) af UtamaroMother and Child Gazing at a Hand Mirror1805 47Flowers (1806) af UtamaroFlowers1806 48Dressing a Boy on the Occasion of His First Letting His Hair Grow (1795) af UtamaroDressing a Boy on the Occasion of His First Letting His Hair Grow1795 · Brooklyn Museum 49Upon My Oath af UtamaroUpon My Oath 50Secret love af UtamaroSecret love 51Courtesan Karakot af UtamaroCourtesan Karakot 52One out of a series of six af UtamaroOne out of a series of six 53untitled (9685) af Utamarountitled (9685) 54untitled (9924) af Utamarountitled (9924) 55untitled (7099) af Utamarountitled (7099) 56untitled (5980) af Utamarountitled (5980) 57untitled (5729) af Utamarountitled (5729) 58Female Figure af UtamaroFemale FigureMetropolitan Museum of Art 59untitled (3968) af Utamarountitled (3968) 60untitled (1116) af Utamarountitled (1116) 61untitled (722) af Utamarountitled (722) 62untitled (1518) af Utamarountitled (1518) 63Shower af UtamaroShower 64Okita the tea house girl af UtamaroOkita the tea house girl 65Shower af UtamaroShower 66women making dresses (center panel) af Utamarowomen making dresses (center panel) 67Travels Looking at Mt. Fuji af UtamaroTravels Looking at Mt. Fuji 68women making dresses (left panel) af Utamarowomen making dresses (left panel) 69Flower patterned cotton af UtamaroFlower patterned cotton 70The geisha kamekichi af UtamaroThe geisha kamekichi 71The Hour of the Tiger af UtamaroThe Hour of the Tiger 72Page from an Album or Illustrated Book af UtamaroPage from an Album or Illustrated Book 73A Geisha in her Lover`s Room af UtamaroA Geisha in her Lover`s Room 74Untitled (Woman Reading a Letter) af UtamaroUntitled (Woman Reading a Letter)Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao 75The Hour of the Dog af UtamaroThe Hour of the Dog 76The Hour of the Oxx af UtamaroThe Hour of the Oxx 77Ukiyo-e print by Kitagawa Utamaro of a hunting party af UtamaroUkiyo-e print by Kitagawa Utamaro of a hunting party 78HANGING SCROLL: WOMAN HOLDING A FAN af UtamaroHANGING SCROLL: WOMAN HOLDING A FANCincinnati Art Museum 79untitled (2698) af Utamarountitled (2698) 80untitled (1284) af Utamarountitled (1284) 81untitled (9114) af Utamarountitled (9114) 82untitled (8287) af Utamarountitled (8287) 83untitled af Utamarountitled 84untitled (6603) af Utamarountitled (6603) 85untitled (1868) af Utamarountitled (1868) 86untitled (4937) af Utamarountitled (4937) 87untitled (7529) af Utamarountitled (7529) 88untitled (7117) af Utamarountitled (7117) 89untitled (1667) af Utamarountitled (1667) 90untitled (8261) af Utamarountitled (8261) 91untitled (7653) af Utamarountitled (7653) 92untitled (9809) af Utamarountitled (9809) 93Flowers Of Edo af UtamaroFlowers Of Edo 94untitled (5504) af Utamarountitled (5504) 95untitled (9657) af Utamarountitled (9657) 96untitled (6421) af Utamarountitled (6421) 97untitled (6885) af Utamarountitled (6885) 98untitled (6733) af Utamarountitled (6733) 99untitled (4978) af Utamarountitled (4978) 100untitled (9478) af Utamarountitled (9478)

Utamaro malerier efter periode

Utamaro malerier efter motiv

De fire mest hyppige motiver i denne rangliste, med det øverste maleri for hvert.

Museer der udstiller Utamaros originalværker

De 8 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.

Museum By Værker af Utamaro Malerier fra denne liste
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkMetropolitan Museum of Art New York 3 Two Beauties, Miscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy, Female Figure
Minneapolis Institute of Art, MinneapolisMinneapolis Institute of Art Minneapolis 3 Standing Prostitute, Woman Making a Flower Arrangement, Standing Prostitute and Kamuro
Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, BilbaoMuseo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao Bilbao 3 Untitled [Uwaki no sō (The Fickle OneThe Fickle One)], Hyōgorō / Hinakoto (The Courtesan Hinakoto of the House of Hyōgo), Untitled (Woman Reading a Letter)
Brooklyn Museum, BrooklynBrooklyn Museum Brooklyn 3 Along the Shore of Yènoshim, Courtesans Strolling Beneath Cherry Trees Before the Daiko, Dressing a Boy on the Occasion of His First Letting His Hair Grow
Hill-Stead Museum, FarmingtonHill-Stead Museum Farmington 2 Courtesan or Kneeling Lady with Fan from the series Seasonal Poems Composed by Famous Women, Two Geisha
Chester Beatty Library, DublinChester Beatty Library Dublin 1 Drying clothes
Toledo Museum of Art, ToledoToledo Museum of Art Toledo 1 Toji san bijin (Three Beauties of the Present Day)From Bijin-ga (Pictures of Beautiful Women), published by Tsutaya Juzaburo
Asia Society Museum, New York CityAsia Society Museum New York City 1 A Flirt, from the series Ten Studies in Female Physiognomy (Fujin sogaku juttai)

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Hvilket berømt maleri af Utamaro topper ranglisten?Vis svar

Courtesan or Kneeling Lady with Fan from the series Seasonal Poems Composed by Famous Women (1790), Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, rangerer som nummer ét, efterfulgt af Two Beauties (1802) og Drying clothes (1790).

Hvor gammel var Utamaro i året for Courtesan or Kneeling Lady with Fan from the series Seasonal Poems Composed by Famous Women?Vis svar

Utamaro var 37 år gammel: Courtesan or Kneeling Lady with Fan from the series Seasonal Poems Composed by Famous Women er dateret 1790, og Utamaro blev født i 1753.

Hvilke Utamaro malerier er med på top 10?Vis svar

Courtesan or Kneeling Lady with Fan from the series Seasonal Poems Composed by Famous Women, Two Beauties, Drying clothes, Standing Prostitute, Toji san bijin (Three Beauties of the Present Day)From Bijin-ga (Pictures of Beautiful Women), published by Tsutaya Juzaburo, Untitled [Uwaki no sō (The Fickle OneThe Fickle One)], A Flirt, from the series Ten Studies in Female Physiognomy (Fujin sogaku juttai), Hyōgorō / Hinakoto (The Courtesan Hinakoto of the House of Hyōgo), Female Immortal og From the series Kasen koi no bu. Årstal og museum for hver enkelt findes i ranglisten ovenfor.

Hvor mange værker af Utamaro er der i din katalogliste?Vis svar

135 værker af Utamaro er i vores katalog, dateret fra 1788 til 1806.

Hvor kan de originale værker af Utamaros berømte malerier ses?Vis svar

Primært i Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Minneapolis Institute of Art (Minneapolis) og Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao (Bilbao). Se museomtabelen ovenfor for den fulde liste.

I hvilke år malede Utamaro de bedst rangerede værker?Vis svar

I 1790s: 21 af de 100 malerier, der er rangeret her, stammer fra den tid, herunder Courtesan or Kneeling Lady with Fan from the series Seasonal Poems Composed by Famous Women.

Hvilke berømte Utamaro malerier er de tidligste og de seneste?Vis svar

Ældste på denne side: Awabi divers (1788). Nyeste: Flowers (1806).

Hvad er Utamaro's mest hyppige motiver?Vis svar

Blandt de 100 malerier, der er rangeret her: Women (22), Japanese art (21) og Traditional japan (18).

Hvilket medie brugte Utamaro oftest?Vis svar

Woodblock Print, for 10 af de 100 malerier, der er rangeret her.

Hvilken kunstretning er Utamaro en del af?Vis svar

Ukiyo-e, baseret på de malerier, der er rangeret på denne side.

Hvilke malerier af Utamaro er i Metropolitan Museum of Arts samling?Vis svar

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York har 3 af de malerier, der er rangeret her, herunder Two Beauties, Miscellaneous Paintings and Calligraphy og Female Figure.

Sælger I reproduktioner af Utamaros malerier?Vis svar

Ja. Hvert maleri på denne side kan bestilles som en håndmalet oliereproduktion eller som et print. Åbn maleriet, vælg størrelsen og afgiv din bestilling.

Utamaro: liv og karriere

Kitagawa Utamaro: En Mester af Bijin-ga

  • Født: Tokyo, Japan (1753)
  • Død: 1806

Kitagawa Utamaro var en japansk kunstner, der blev verdenskendt for sine bidrag til ukiyo-e, især hans skildringer af smukke kvinder (bijin-ga). Han står som en af de mest fejrede skabere af træsnit og malerier fra Edo-perioden og har efterladt en uudslettelig arv i både japansk kunst og den vestlige impressionisme.

Tidligt liv og uddannelse

  • Der er meget lidt, man med sikkerhed ved om Utamaros tidlige liv. Det antages, at han blev født som Kitagawa Ichitarō omkring 1753, selvom hans fødested er usikkert, da forskellige steder som Kyoto, Osaka, Yoshiwara (Edo) og Kawagoe er blevet foreslået.
  • Han kom i lære hos Toriyama Sekien, en udøver af ukiyo-e, der også var skolet i den fornemme Kanō-skole inden for malerkunst. Sekien genkendte Utamaros talent og fremmede hans kunstneriske udvikling.
  • Utamaros første kendte publicerede værk dukkede op omkring 1770 som en illustration til en haikai-digtsamling. Senere arbejdede han under navnet Kitagawa Toyoaki, hvor han illustrerede populær litteratur og indimellem skabte portrætter af kabuki-skuespillere.

Vejen til berømmelse: Bijin-ga mesteren

  • I 1782 indledte Utamaro et samarbejde med forlæggeren Tsutaya Jūzaburō, hvilket markerede et vendeple i hans karriere. Dette partnerskab førte til skabelsen af banebrydende værker og cementerede hans ry.
  • Utamaros signaturstil voksede frem i begyndelsen af 1790'erne: portrætter af kvinder med overdrevne, forlængede træk. Disse bijin-ga blev enormt populære og etablerede ham som en førende skikkelse i kunstverdenen.
  • Han innoverede inden for genren ved at fokusere på enkelte figurer og indfange intime øjeblikke, hvilket var et brud med de traditionelle gruppeskildringer. Hans sans for detaljen i gengivelsen af tekstiler, frisurer og ansigtsudtryk var ekstraordinær.
  • Utamaro producerede over 2000 kendte tryk gennem sin karriere, hvilket vidner om en bemærkelsesværdig produktivitet og kunstnerisk alsidighed.

Indflydelser og kunstnerisk udvikling

  • Kiyonaga: Utamaro var påvirket af Torii Kiyonaga, en fremragende portrætør af skønheder i 1780'erne, og han adopterede samt forfinede den yndefulde æstetik, som Kiyonaga havde etableret.
  • Shunshō: Han hentede inspiration fra Katsukawa Shunshō, der introducerede ōkubi-e ("stort-hoved-billeder") stilen, som Utamaro tilpassede sine kvindeportrætter.
  • Europæisk impressionisme: Utamaros arbejde havde en betydelig indvirkning på europæiske impressionistiske malere som Monet og Cassatt. Hans brug af delvise udsnit, vægtningen af lys og skygge samt fokus på hverdagssituationer resonerede med disse kunstnere, der søgte at efterligne hans teknikker.

Senere liv, kontroverser og eftermæle

  • I 1804 kom Utamaro i juridiske vanskeligheder for at have skabt tryk, der afbildede Toyotomi Hideyoshi, et følsomt emne på grund af de politiske implikationer. Han blev anholdt og lagt i håndjern i femti dage.
  • Han døde to år senere, i 1806, og efterlod sig en rig kunstnerisk arv.
  • Utamaros værker opnåede bred anerkendelse i Europa i midten af det nittende århundrede, især i Frankrig, hvor de var med til at nære Japonismen-bevægelsen og øvede en dyb indflydelse på vestlig kunst.
  • Hans bijin-ga står stadig som ikoniske repræsentationer af skønheden i Edo-perioden og fortsætter med at blive fejret for deres elegance, kunstneriske håndværk og kulturelle betydning.

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