Fancy-free Type, 1792-1793, Kitagawa Utamaro; Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō, Japanese, 1753 - 1806, 14 15/16 × 9 3/4 in. (38 × cm) (image, sheet, vertical ōban)23 × 19 × 1 1/2 in. ( × × cm) (outer frame), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper with mica, Japan, 18th century, After producing a few successful books, Utamaro and the publisher Tsutaya launched an innovative type of bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women) series. It was the first to feature women in half-length portraits, a format previously reserved for yakusha-e (actor prints).

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