Kitagawa Utamaro – Artwork and Bio of the Japanese Artist
Kitagawa Utamaro was a renowned Japanese printmaker and painter born in 1753 in Yoshiwara, Edo (present-day Tokyo). Kitagawa’s talent was first noticed by the publisher Tsuta-ya Juzaburo, who became responsible for printing Kitagawa’s subsequent works. His art education began under Toriyama Sekien, who was rumored to be Kitagawa’s father due to the close relationship …
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