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Kitchen Scene
Title:Kitchen Scene
Artist:Utamaro Kitagawa
Yohe_ Uemura

Date:c. 1794-1795
Medium:Color woodblock print
Dimensions:14 5/16 x 19 5/8 in. (36.3 x 49.9 cm) (image, sheet)
Creation Place:Asia, Japan
Credit Line:Bequest of Richard P. Gale
Accession Number:74.1.150a,b
Location:Not on view
In addition to picturing the great beauty and perfection of the "Floating World's" greatest courtesans, Utamaro also rendered women of various classes, sometimes engaged in mundane tasks. In this print he shows women stoking a stove, peeling potatoes and washing dishes.