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Drying clothes. Woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro (CBL J 2538)
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Drying clothes. Woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro. Tokyo, c. 1790. Chester Beatty Library J 2538
Kitagawa Utamaro (1753–1806) was a Japanese artist. He is one of the most respected designers of ukiyo-e woodcuts and paintings and is best known for his bijin okubi-e "images of beautiful women with big heads" from the 1790s. He also studied nature, particularly illustrated books about insects.
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1790
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Chester Beatty, Dublin
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public domain
