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Geisha Style (geisha fū) from the series Guide to Contemporary Styles (Tōsei fūzoku tsū)
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Geisha Style (geisha fū) from the series Guide to Contemporary Styles (Tōsei fūzoku tsū)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806
Created 1801

Curatorial Overview

“Iconic Japanese Ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world") woodblock print from the Edo/Meiji era.”

MediumColor woodblock print; oban
Dimensions36.2 × 25.3 cm (14 5/16 × 10 in.)
OriginJapanese
InstitutionThe Art Institute of Chicago
Accession No.1928.324
Credit LineClarence Buckingham Collection
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Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

Ukiyo-e • Japanese • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries