Kitagawa Utamaro

Summary

Kitagawa Utamaro is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Kawagoe^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1753^[3]. He passed away in Edo^[4]. He died on October 31, 1806^[5]. He worked as an ukiyo-e artist^[6], painter^[7], and graphic artist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,104 views/month, #7,061 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Kitagawa Utamaro was born in Kawagoe^[2].
• Kitagawa Utamaro was born in Edo^[10].
• Kitagawa Utamaro passed away in Edo^[4].
• Kitagawa Utamaro was born on January 1, 1753^[3].
• Kitagawa Utamaro was born on January 1, 1754^[11].
• Kitagawa Utamaro died on October 31, 1806^[5].
• Kitagawa Utamaro is buried at Senkō-ji Temple^[12].
• Kitagawa Utamaro held citizenship in Japan^[13].
• Kitagawa Utamaro's professions included ukiyo-e artist^[6].
• Kitagawa Utamaro worked as a painter^[7].
• Kitagawa Utamaro's professions included graphic artist^[8].
• Kitagawa Utamaro's field of work was erotic art^[14].
• A notable student of Kitagawa Utamaro was Maki Bokusen^[15].
• A notable student of Kitagawa Utamaro was Kitagawa Utamaro Ⅱ^[16].
• A notable student of Kitagawa Utamaro was Kitagawa Chiyojo^[17].
• A notable student of Kitagawa Utamaro was Kitagawa Yukimaru^[18].
• A notable student of Kitagawa Utamaro was Michimaro^[19].
• A notable student of Kitagawa Utamaro was Tsukimaro^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Kitagawa Utamaro is Moonlight Revelry at Dozo Sagami^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Kitagawa Utamaro is Three Beauties of the Present Day^[22].
• Kitagawa Utamaro was influenced by Torii Kiyonaga^[23].
• Kitagawa Utamaro is recorded as male^[24].
• Kitagawa Utamaro's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Kitagawa Utamaro is associated with the ukiyo-e movement^[26].
• Kitagawa Utamaro's genre is bijin-ga^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: JP^[29]

• Began / founded: 1753^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1806-10-31^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 635998d4-432c-4a0d-9eee-9f145bf76c5d^[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Kawagoe^[2], a core city of Japan^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1889^[35] and Edo^[10], a former settlement^[36], in Japan^[37]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1753^[3] and January 1, 1754^[11].

Education

Kitagawa Utamaro studied under Toriyama Sekien^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include ukiyo-e artist^[6], painter^[7], and graphic artist^[8]. Kitagawa Utamaro's field of work was erotic art^[14]. Notable students include Maki Bokusen^[15], a painter^[39], 1775–1824^[40], of Japan^[41]; he Ⅱ^[16], a gesakusha^[42], of Japan^[43]; Kitagawa Chiyojo^[17], an artist^[44], of Tokugawa shogunate^[45]; Kitagawa Yukimaru^[18], a painter^[46], of Tokugawa shogunate^[47]; Michimaro^[19], an artist^[48], of Japan^[49]; and Tsukimaro^[20], a painter^[50], 1794–1830^[51], of Tokugawa shogunate^[52], specialised in erotic art^[53].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Moonlight Revelry at Dozo Sagami^[21], a painting^[54], founded in 1800^[55] and Three Beauties of the Present Day^[22], a woodcut print^[56], founded in 1790^[57].

Death and Burial

Kitagawa Utamaro died on October 31, 1806^[5]. He died in Edo^[4]. He is buried at Senkō-ji Temple^[12].

Why It Matters

Kitagawa Utamaro ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,104 views/month, #7,061 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[58] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]

FAQs

Where was Kitagawa Utamaro born?

Kitagawa Utamaro was born in Kawagoe^[2].

Where did Kitagawa Utamaro die?

Kitagawa Utamaro passed away in Edo^[4].

What did Kitagawa Utamaro do for work?

Kitagawa Utamaro worked as ukiyo-e artist^[6], painter^[7], and graphic artist^[8].