Courtesan Hitomoto of the Daimonjiya, c. 1801-1802

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From 1775 up until the early 1800s, Utamaro designed more than 1,800

prints: the vast majority portrayed beautiful women, the market for
which he dominated in the early 1790s. This print belongs to one of his
later series that portrays six famous courtesans from six different
brothels. Given that they are all depicted in a relatively relaxed manner,
we are probably meant to see them in terms of how they behave behind
the scenes, in private. Hitomoto, who is seen here coquettishly holding a
long pipe, was the highest ranking courtesan at the Daimonjiya.

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Title
Courtesan Hitomoto of the Daimonjiya
Artist Life
1753 - 1806
Role
Artist
Accession Number
74.1.154
Catalogue Raisonne
Ukiyo-e shūka 3 (1978), list #314.1; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 58.1.1 Masterpieces from the Japanese painting collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art ミネアポリス美術館 日本絵画の名品 Cat.49
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