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Title: Japan: Joshoku kaiko tewaza-kusa< / i> ('Women engaged in the sericulture industry'), Print No. 11, 'Spinning the silk'. Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806), c. 1799
Caption: 11. 'Spinning the silk', depicting a woman seated in the background spinning silk on a loom and a standing woman in the foreground. Kitagawa Utamaro (ca. 1753 - October 31, 1806) was a Japanese printmaker and painter, who is considered one of the greatest artists of woodblock prints (ukiyo-e). He is known especially for his masterfully composed studies of women, known as bijinga. He also produced nature studies, particularly illustrated books of insects.
Credit: Album / Pictures From History/Universal Images Group
Image size: 3367 × 5100 px | 49.1 MB
Print size: 28.5 × 43.2 cm | 1325.6 × 2007.9 in (300 dpi)