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Utamakura (歌まくら, "poem[s] of the pillow") is the title of a 12-print illustrated book of sexually explicit shunga pictures, published in 1788. The print designs are attributed to the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Kitagawa Utamaro, and the book's publication to Tsutaya Jūzaburō.
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese: 喜多川 歌麿; c. 1753 – 31 October 1806) was a Japanese artist. He is one of the most highly regarded designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings, and is best known for his bijin ōkubi-e "large-headed pictures of beautiful women" of the 1790s. He also produced nature studies, particularly illustrated ...
Kitagawa Utamaro (c. 1753 –1806) made his name in the 1790s with his bijin ōkubi-e ("large-headed pictures of beautiful women") portraits, focusing on the head and upper torso. [4] He experimented with line, colour, and printing techniques to bring out subtle differences in the features, expressions, and backdrops of subjects from a wide ...
English: "Aquatic monsters and a diver woman." (Kappa to Ama). A page from the erotic shunga book Utamakura.In this illustration from 1788, a female diver (ama) is seen sitting on a rock, watching her partner have sex with two aquatic monsters (kappa).
Shunga (春画) is a type of Japanese erotic art typically executed as a kind of ukiyo-e, often in woodblock print format. While rare, there are also extant erotic painted handscrolls which predate ukiyo-e. [1] Translated literally, the Japanese word shunga means picture of spring; "spring" is a common euphemism for sex. [1]
Kitagawa Utamaro (c. 1753–1806) made his name in the 1790s with his bijin ōkubi-e ("large-headed pictures of beautiful women") portraits, focusing on the head and upper torso, a style others had previously employed in portraits of kabuki actors. [4]
Pages in category "Shunga by artist" ... Utamaro; Y. Yanagawa Shigenobu This page was last edited on 31 August 2020, at 01:07 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Kitagawa Utamaro (c. 1753 –1806) made his name in the 1790s with his bijin ōkubi-e ("large-headed pictures of beautiful women") portraits, focusing on the head and upper torso, a style others had previously employed in portraits of kabuki actors. [4]