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Katsushika Hokusai
Utagawa Hiroshige
Kitagawa Utamaro
Toshusai Sharaku
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Torii Kiyonaga
Suzuki Harunobu
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Thirty-six Views of Mt.Fuji
Masterpieces of Flowers and Birds
Tour of Waterfalls in Various Province
Famous Bridges in Various Provinces
Fifty-three Stations on the Tokaido
One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo
Masterpieces of Flowers and Birds in Otanzaku Format
Six Famous Beauties
Goldfish
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Utagawa Hiroshige Fifty-three Stations on the Tokaido
Gift for Father's day , Gift for Grand Father and Mother
Utagawa Hiroshige One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo
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Utagawa Hiroshige One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo
Suijin Grove and Massaki on the Sumida River
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“Six Famous Beauties” by Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) was produced from 1794 to 1795, when Utamaro was at the prime of his career, and it is recognized as one of his greatest works. The famous beauties were women in Edo during the Kansei era who were known for their beauty. The six women selected for the series were Okita of Naniwaya, Tatsumi Roko, Takashimaya Ohisa, Hanaogi of Ogiya, Hinodeya Goke, and Tomimoto Toyohina, all famed beauties of Edo.
The picture in the upper right-hand corner of each piece is a sort of guessing game that shows the name of the beauty in pictures. Ukiyo-e artists of the Edo period had a keen sense of humor and loved to surprise people with such a game included in their works. Although Utamaro's works were more realistic than other ukiyo-e artists, the facial features of the six women portrayed in the series represent his ideal woman, not real women. But Utamaro vividly captures the beauty he saw in women with his expert skills.
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