chap 2 artist Review: Kitagawa Utamaro

Kitagawa Utamaro is a Japanese artist from the 18th century who created the painting Hairdressing,From Twelve Types of Women's Handicraft. Utamaro was the artist who created the first woodcut.In the print are two Japanese women, one sitting down, and the other behind her brushing the seated woman's hair. Utamaro uses dull colors and makes the picture seem flat and quiet.