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Kitagawa Utamaro

175?-1806 Japanese artist

Kitagawa Utamaro has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists in 1753 in Edo, Japan, Tokugawa shogunate.

Born

in 1753

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: October 31, 1806

Source:

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Birthplace
Edo, Japan, Tokugawa shogunate, Kawagoe, Japan
Professions
painter, graphic artist, ukiyo-e artist, xylographer
Citizenship
Japan

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: in 1753 (Artnet; Integrated Authority File; Athenaeum; RKDartists; Nationalencyklopedin; ARTIC; Artsy; Union List of Artist Names; Isidore; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; Saint Louis Art Museum; BnF authorities; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; Trove; NMVW-collection website; SNAC; collections.artsmia.org; Great Norwegian Encyclopedia) or in 1754 (NMVW-collection website).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

More about Kitagawa Utamaro

Birth name
北川 勇助, 北川 市太郎

All birth date sources

A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.

Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

Questions people ask

Where was Kitagawa Utamaro born?

Kitagawa Utamaro was born in Edo, Japan, Tokugawa shogunate; Kawagoe, Japan.

What was Kitagawa Utamaro’s name at birth?

Kitagawa Utamaro’s recorded birth name is 北川 勇助; 北川 市太郎.

When did Kitagawa Utamaro die?

Kitagawa Utamaro died on October 31, 1806.