Girls Gathering Shells on the Sea-shore - Kitagawa Utamaro
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A tranquil scene of women and children gathering shells on the beach, rendered in delicate lines and subtle colours, typical of Utamaro's ukiyo-e woodblock prints.
Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) was a Japanese artist and one of the most important designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings. He is best known for his bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women). Utamaro elevated the genre of female portraits, capturing the subtle nuances of beauty, fashion, and social life in the pleasure districts of Edo (modern Tokyo). His work often depicted courtesans, geishas, and ordinary women in various settings, reflecting the culture of the era. 'Girls Gathering Shells on the Sea-shore' is a horizontal composition depicting a group of women and children along a beach. A gnarled pine tree frames the left side of the scene, while the sea stretches out to the horizon. The figures are rendered with delicate lines and subtle colours, typical of Utamaro's style. The women are dressed in elegant kimonos, and some carry parasols to shield themselves from the sun. The overall impression is one of tranquility and leisure, capturing a fleeting moment of everyday life.
Girls Gathering Shells on the Sea-shore - Kitagawa Utamaro
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12-colour giclée printing on FSC-certified 200gsm fine art paper, with lifetime fade resistance.
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Kitagawa Utamaro
inventing the close-up portrait in Japanese printmaking, turning Edo shopgirls into celebrities, and being manacled for fifty days over a print of the wrong ruler
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