Famous Product: Fuji-no-Shirozake

Artist	KITAGAWA, Utamaro II　喜多川歌麿（二代）　生没年不詳
Title	Famous Product: Fuji-no-Shirozake
Date	1807
Material/ Technique	polychrome print
Size (cm)	37.3×76.7 (sheet)

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KITAGAWA, Utamaro II

	生没年不詳
Biography	Light-fiction writer/ukiyo-e artist. Became a disciple of Utamaro Kitagawa. His creative activity was between the Bunka era (1804–18) and early Tenpo era (1831–45). He began by studying light fiction under Harumachi Koikawa, who established a genre referred to as “kibyoshi” (picture book for adults), and wrote books in this genre. After the death of Harumachi, he became Harumachi II. He learned drawing techniques from Utamaro I, and created bijin-ga (beauty prints). He adopted the name Utamaro II after the death of Utamaro.

生没年不詳

Biography

Light-fiction writer/ukiyo-e artist. Became a disciple of Utamaro Kitagawa. His creative activity was between the Bunka era (1804–18) and early Tenpo era (1831–45). He began by studying light fiction under Harumachi Koikawa, who established a genre referred to as “kibyoshi” (picture book for adults), and wrote books in this genre. After the death of Harumachi, he became Harumachi II. He learned drawing techniques from Utamaro I, and created bijin-ga (beauty prints). He adopted the name Utamaro II after the death of Utamaro.

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Famous Product: Fuji-no-Shirozake