美人気量競　五明楼　花扇, “Hanaōgi of the Gomeirō,” from the series Comparing the Charms of Beauties (Bijin kiryō kurabe: Gomeirō Hanaōgi

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美人気量競　五明楼　花扇, “Hanaōgi of the Gomeirō,” from the series Comparing the Charms of Beauties (Bijin kiryō kurabe: Gomeirō Hanaōgi), Edo period (1615–1868), 1794–95, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 14 15/16 in. ( cm); W. 9 11/16 in. ( cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806), Characterizations of women were Utamaro's great contribution to Japanese art. In the large head-portraits he executed, he used the hands and eyes of a sitter to indicate temperament. In this portrait of an unidentified courtesan, we can tell much about the woman's character

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Size: 3645px × 5549px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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