Untitled (1753) by Kitagawa Utamaro
- Date:
- 1753–1806
- Medium:
- color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 36.2 × 25.2 cm
- Source:
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Description
This color woodblock print from Utamaro's working years presents a bijin-ga subject without a title that identifies a specific individual or series. The work exemplifies the genre in its most distilled form: a woman rendered with care for the particulars of her physiognomy, dress, and emotional bearing, without the framing apparatus of a named series or venue. Such prints circulated widely as single-sheet works throughout the Edo period.
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Frequently Asked Questions
No Title was created by Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川歌麿) in 1753–1806.
No Title depicts bijin-ga and portraits.
No Title measures 36.2 × 25.2 cm (Oban format).