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The Kōya no Tamagawa, Province of Kii

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SKU: TRG-PRINT-UNF-METM-54877 Category: Giclee Prints Tags: Asian, Figures, Rivers, Work & Labor Artist: Utamaro, Kitagawa

Tags: Asian, Figures, Rivers, Work & Labor

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Figures wash cloth beside the Kōya no Tamagawa in Kii, with baskets and yellow fabric close to the water. The shore winds toward distant hills while poems occupy the area above. Utamaro II joins practical work to a named river setting, allowing the different levels of the vertical scene to connect human activity, landscape and writing.

Dating to around 1806, the woodblock print uses ink and color on paper and is by Utamaro II. The named setting belongs to Edo-period visual culture, while the image’s immediate interest lies in the encounter between figure and place. Its lasting printed form invites a slower attention to those relationships, allowing the subject to be appreciated through its particular presence rather than a generalized account of a river landscape.

Read our guide to giclée prints or browse the Kitagawa Utamaro collection.