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. (37.9 cm); W. 9 11/16 in. (24.6 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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美人気量競 五明楼 花扇, Hanaōgi, Gomeirō, series Comparing, Charms, Beauties, Bijin kiryō kurabe, Gomeirō Hanaōgi, Edo period, 1615–1868, 1794–95, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, ink, color, paper, H, 14 15/16, 37.9 cm, W, 9 11/16, 24.6, Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese, 1753?–1806, Characterizations, women, Utamaro, great contribution, Japanese art, large head-portraits, executed, hands, eyes, sitter, indicate temperament, portrait, unidentified courtesan, tell, woman, character
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