Kitagawa Utamaro (c.1753-1806)

The incredible Kitagawa Utamaro (c.1753-1806) to music from Isaku Kageyama. The chapters below are the artwork in it’s first appearance on the video. Thanks! 00:00 A Young Woman Reading a Letter, 1790s 00:04 “The Courtesan Hanazuma Reading a Letter”, from the series Beauties Compared to Flowers (Bijin hana awase), 1790s 00:16 Three Courtesans 00:19 Young Woman Blowing a Popen (glass noisemaker), from the series “Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy” (Fujo ninso juppen) 00:24 "Hanazuma of Hyōgoya, Kenbishi of Sakagami” from the series The Peers of Saké Likened to Select Denizens of Six Houses (Natori zake rokkasen: Hyōgoya Hanazuma, Sakagami no Kenbishi) ca. 1794 00:25 Book of Ehon Ginsekai (The World in Silver) 1754-1806 00:51 Naniwa Okita Admiring Herself in a Mirror ca. 1790-95 01:08 The Courtesan Konosumi, from the series Beauties of the Southern Quarter (Nangoku bijin awase) ca. 1793-94 01:19 Book of Ehon Ginsekai (The World in Silver) 1754-1806 02:05 The Lady Tomimoto Toyohina Reading a Letter, 1790 02:10 Tetsukuri no Tamagawa, from the series, “Six Tama Rivers” (Mu Tamagawa), ca. 1798 02:23 Mother and Child, ca. 1800 Credits Thank you • Metropolitan Art – These paintings part of their collection and listed with a CC0 Public Domain Designation. • Music – Emotions (Instrumental Version) - Isaku Kageyama #fineart #JapaneseArt #UkiyoE