Kitchen Scene, 1794-1795, Kitagawa Utamaro; Publisher: Uemura Yohei, Japanese, 1753 - 1806, 14 5/16 × 19 5/8 in. ( × cm) (image, sheet, vertical ōban diptych)22 7/8 × 28 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. ( × × cm) (outer frame), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 18th century, In addition to picturing the great beauty and perfection of the 'Floating World's' greatest courtesans, Utamaro also rendered women of various classes, sometimes engaged in mundane tasks. In this print he shows women stoking a stove, peeling potatoes and washing dishes

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