Title : Insect Cage

Artist : Kitagawa Utamaro

Date : Originally in Edo era. This re-carved edition was made in 1974.

Details : Kitagawa Utamaro: Insect Cage - Artelino

Source : artelino - Japanese Prints
Browse all 24745 prints...

Description : Utamaro was very much interested in insect but in this picture, there was no insect in the cage. What is unique in this picture was that a cloth looking like Chinese or Indian cotton was used for the background... a bold experiment that no other Ukiyo-e artists dared. Against the dark arabesque backdrop, he depicted a natural beauty in light summer kimono.

Download Image