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Kisen Hōshi, from the series Tōsei kodomo rokkasen by Kitagawa Utamaro — Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Utamaro hitsu", Late Edo period,

Kisen Hōshi, from the series Tōsei kodomo rokkasen

by Kitagawa Utamaro

Date:
Late Edo period,
Medium:
Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Utamaro hitsu"

Description

Two women and a bald-headed child are grouped in a diagonal, kneeling composition: the seated woman in front wears a pink-and-red checked kimono with a black obi patterned in gold florals, holding an open fan near her chin, while a second woman in a pink floral kimono stands behind her, and a child in a black robe with white floral crests leans over the front woman's shoulder. The palette is dominated by soft pink, black, and cream, set against a plain ground with a pink cloud band near the top and vertical columns of text at the right giving the series and figure title. This is Kitagawa Utamaro's "Kisen Hōshi," from the series Tōsei kodomo rokkasen, an ōban-format ukiyo-e woodblock print in ink and color on paper bearing the printed signature "Utamaro hitsu."

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Kisen Hōshi, from the series Tōsei kodomo rokkasen was created by Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川歌麿) in Late Edo period,.