Description
Women gather on a country-house veranda in Kitagawa Utamaro II’s print, with cherry blossoms and a garden extending around the wooden columns. A richly dressed standing figure at the right balances people at the left and below. The scene connects neighboring bodies to a seasonal setting, letting companionship unfold at the edge of the house.
Created around 1806, the woodblock print uses ink and color on paper. The work is attributed to Utamaro II, whose name should remain distinct from that of the earlier artist. Its appeal lies in the relation between neighboring people and a setting made memorable by the season. The house’s edge becomes a place of companionship, where the experience of being together can unfold alongside the changing world immediately beyond the interior.
Read our guide to giclée prints or browse the Kitagawa Utamaro collection.
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