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Courtesan with a Client
Kitagawa Utamaro, 1799
Utamaro presented his courtesans and famous beauties of Edo (present-day Tokyo) in a sensuous and stylish manner that reflected aesthetic of iki, an Edo concept of beauty that emphasized coquetry, a fresh angle on conventional themes, lightness and suggestion. Rather than employing conventional poses and angles, Utamaro often captured moments of human action like instant snapshots.
- Artwork typeprint, shunga
- Object numberRP-P-2006-274
- Dimensionsheight 253 mm x width 383 mm
- Physical characteristicskleurenhoutsnede; lijnblok in zwart met kleurblokken