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Kitchen Scene
Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro ; Uemura Yohe_
Date

1794-1795
Institution Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location Not on view.
Kitchen Scene, Kitagawa Utamaro ; Uemura Yohe_
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Kitchen Scene: Gallery Label - Current
In addition to picturing the great beauty and perfection of the "Floating World's" greatest courtesans, Utamaro also rendered women of various classes, sometimes engaged in mundane tasks. In this print he shows women stoking a stove, peeling potatoes and washing dishes.
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Medium: Prints-Diptych (Do Not Use) | Color woodblock print
Size: 14 5/16 x 19 5/8 in. (36.3 x 49.9 cm) (image, sheet)21 15/16 x 27 15/16 in. (55.7 x 71 cm) (mat, Size III)
Creation Place: Asia, Japan
Culture: Asia, Japan
Style: Edo period, 18th-19th century
Inscriptions: Utamaro hitsu Publisher:Uemura
Physical Description: nishiki-e, diptych
Credit: Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Bequest of Richard P. Gale
Accession Number: 74.1.150a,b
Artist: Utamaro Kitagawa, Japanese, 1753 - 1806
Role: Artist
Nationality: Japanese
Life Dates: Japanese, 1753 - 1806

Artist: Yohe_ Uemura
Role: Publisher
Nationality: Japanese
Added to Site: February 28, 2009
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