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Momochi dori (Myriad Birds)

Long-tailed tit,Warbling white

Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806)

Utamaro stayed with the great publisher Tsutaya Juzaburo and
made illustrations for kibyoshi and sharebon books. Influenced
by Kitao Shigemasa and Torii Kiyonaga, he began to draw full-length portraits
in the Tenmei era (1781-89). Later on, during 1790-91, Utamaro established his
own style depicting three-quarter portraits of the beauties.

His work became very popular because of his vivid new way
of reproducing beauties, and his reputation as a master artist was established.


Item specifics
  • Publisher: The Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints
  • Type: Woodblock Prints
  • Primary Material:Paper
  • Echizen Kizuki Hosho Washi made by Living National Treasure, Ichibei Iwano
  • Age: 1980-1995
  • Region of Origin: Japan
  • Original/Reproduction: Reproduction
  • Size about: 23cm × 37cm     9.05in × 14.5in

It is an old paper product.
The roundness of the angle by many years past, a crack,
discoloration, a crease, tear coloring, etc. may be seen.

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