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Elegant Pleasures: The Scent of Flowers, left (Furyu hana no ka asobi, ge) by Kitagawa Utamaro — Japanese Color woodblock print; left sheet of oban diptych, c. 1783

Elegant Pleasures: The Scent of Flowers, left (Furyu hana no ka asobi, ge)

by Kitagawa Utamaro

Ukiyo-e
Birds & FlowersFiguresBijin-ga
Date:
c. 1783
Medium:
Color woodblock print; left sheet of oban diptych
Format:
Oban

Description

"Elegant Pleasures: The Scent of Flowers, left" is a ukiyo-e nature study by Kitagawa Utamaro, created during the Edo period.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Elegant Pleasures: The Scent of Flowers, left (Furyu hana no ka asobi, ge) was created by Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川歌麿) in c. 1783.

Elegant Pleasures: The Scent of Flowers, left (Furyu hana no ka asobi, ge) depicts birds & flowers, figures, and bijin-ga.