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Woman of the Yoshiwara

Woman of the Yoshiwara by Kitagawa Utamaro — Japanese color woodblock print, 1753–1806

Woman of the Yoshiwara

by Kitagawa Utamaro

Figures Bijin-ga Portraits

Date:

1753–1806

Medium:

color woodblock print

Format:

Dimensions:

32.4 × 22.6 cm

Source:

Cleveland Museum of Art

Typical Price

Fine early impression of bijin-ga in excellent condition: $5,000–$30,000
Good condition bijin-ga print: $1,500–$8,000
Later impression or common design: $500–$3,000

Description

This color woodblock print from Utamaro's working years depicts a woman associated with the Yoshiwara — a figure from the world of the licensed quarters rendered in the [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga) mode that defined his mature output. Without a more specific title, the composition presents the Yoshiwara woman as an aesthetic type rather than a named individual, participating in the genre's broader project of documenting and idealizing the female inhabitants of the pleasure district.

More Prints by Kitagawa Utamaro

A Low Class Prostitute (Gun [teppo]), from the series “Five Shades of Ink in the Northern Quarter" ("Hokkoku goshiki-zumi") by Kitagawa Utamaro

A Low Class Prostitute (Gun [teppo]), from the series “Five Shades of Ink in the Northern Quarter" ("Hokkoku goshiki-zumi")

c. 1794/95

Color woodblock print; oban

Woman Holding a Fan (from the series Ten Aspects of the Physiognomy of Women) by Kitagawa Utamaro

Woman Holding a Fan (from the series Ten Aspects of the Physiognomy of Women)

c. 1793

color woodblock print

Akashi of the Tamaya, from the series Seven Komachis of Yoshiwara (Seiro nana Komachi) (Tamaya uchi Akashi, Uraji, Shimano) by Kitagawa Utamaro

Akashi of the Tamaya, from the series Seven Komachis of Yoshiwara (Seiro nana Komachi) (Tamaya uchi Akashi, Uraji, Shimano)

Woodblock print

Hour of the Tiger (Tora no koku = 4 AM) from the series Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seirô jûni toki tsuzuki), Late Edo period, circa 1794 by Kitagawa Utamaro

Hour of the Tiger (Tora no koku = 4 AM) from the series Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seirô jûni toki tsuzuki), Late Edo period, circa 1794

Woodblock print

More Figures Prints

Shamyris, Shôwa period, dated 1965? by Hideo Hagiwara

Shamyris, Shôwa period, dated 1965?

Woodblock print

Celebrating the Good Harvest: Felicitations for a Thousand Ages (Nôhônen, Chiyo no kotobuki) by Kawanabe Kyosai

Celebrating the Good Harvest: Felicitations for a Thousand Ages (Nôhônen, Chiyo no kotobuki)

Woodblock print

Midas, Shôwa period, dated 1965? by Hideo Hagiwara

Midas, Shôwa period, dated 1965?

Woodblock print

Gundari Myôô, Shôwa period, dated 1962 by Kihei Sasajima

Gundari Myôô, Shôwa period, dated 1962

Woodblock print

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Frequently Asked Questions

Woman of the Yoshiwara was created by Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川歌麿) in 1753–1806.

Woman of the Yoshiwara depicts figures, bijin-ga, and portraits.

Woman of the Yoshiwara measures 32.4 × 22.6 cm (Oban format).