Three Beauties of Yoshiwara (Seirô san bijin)

Medium:: Woodblock print
Source:: Art Institute of Chicago
Image courtesy of: Art Institute of Chicago

Description

This ukiyo-e print by Kitagawa Utamaro portrays a scene titled "Three Beauties of Yoshiwara". Created during the Edo period, this work exemplifies the bijin-ga tradition of idealized feminine beauty that was central to Japanese printmaking.

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Featured in Collections

Curated cross-cuts that include this print.

Bijin-ga: Japanese Beauty Prints

Frequently Asked Questions

Three Beauties of Yoshiwara (Seirô san bijin) was created by Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川歌麿).

Three Beauties of Yoshiwara (Seirô san bijin) depicts bijin-ga.