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The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women

婦人相学十躰浮気之相

c. 1793

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿

(Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
color woodblock print
Measurements
36.9 x 25.4 cm (14 1/2 x 10 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore 1930.218
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Not on view
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Only two impressions from this series have pink mica.

Description

Kitagawa Utamaro was well known for his close-up portraits that belonged to a genre, or category, of images called bijinga (pictures of beautiful people). This print is from a series that invites comparisons of the attractiveness of different figures. It comes from a series that assigns personality traits to women based on their physical appearance.

The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women

c. 1793

Kitagawa Utamaro

(Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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