Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 — Japanese, c.1753-1806

Catching Fireflies

Chushingura: Act X of The Storehouse of Loyalty

Teahouse girl and servant: Snow from the series Comparison of Snow, Moon and Flower Beauty

Tying Thread, from the series “Women’s Handicrafts: Models of Dexterity" ("Fujin tewaza ayatsuri kagami")

Love in Rain, Snow and Hail (Ame yuki arare ni yosuru koi)

Nakatsu, from the series Fifty-three Stations in the Life of a Beauty

Woman Writing