Utamaro

[ oo-tah-mah-raw; English oo-tuh-mahr-oh ]

noun

1. Ki·ta·ga·wa [kee, -tah-, gah, -wah], 1753–1806, Japanese painter, draftsman, and designer of prints.

Utamaro

/ ˌuːtəˈmɑːrəʊ /

noun

1. UtamaroKitagawa17531806MJapaneseARTS AND CRAFTS: printmaker Kitagawa (ˌkiːtəˈɡɑːwə), original name Kitagawa Nebsuyoshi . 1753–1806, Japanese master of wood-block prints, of the ukiyo-e school; noted esp for his portraits of women

Example Sentences

One can also see the influence of the Edo-period Japanese woodblock artist Kitagawa Utamaro, best known for his elegant, intimate portraits of beautiful women, or bijin-ga.

From New York Times

Expect references to Catullus, Eros, Venus, Utamaro and Zeus, alongside spotted hyenas, the ornate bell moth, sloths, slime molds, cheetahs and a great many more.

From Washington Post

Strolling courtesans, Mount Fuji and a popular actor crossing his eyes appear in woodblock prints by leading 18th- and 19th-century artists — Kitagawa Utamaro, Toshusai Sharaku and Katsushika Hokusai.

From New York Times

In 1981 my interest for the Japanese aesthetic, fuelled by a steady diet of Utamaro and Kurosawa, of old and new, went full-blown in one of my most iconic collections – an epic commercial fail, truth be told.

From The Guardian

The nudes — works by Utamaro, David LaChapelle, Francis Bacon and others — glimmer.

From Los Angeles Times