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Courtesan with a Client
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Utamaro presented his courtesans and famous beauties of Edo (present-day Tokyo) in a sensuous and stylish manner that reflected the aesthetic of iki, an Edo concept of beauty that emphasized coquetry, a fresh angle on conventional themes, lightness and suggestion. Rather than employing conventional poses and angles, Utamaro often captured moments of human action like instant snapshots.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineCourtesan with a Client. 1799. Kitagawa Utamaro. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
