Utamaro Kitagawa Gallery of the Reader Collection of Japanese Flower-and-Bird Art

Utamaro was a well-known print designer who included more than thirty pictures of flowers and (or) birds in his art. Ten examples of the latter are shown below. Click on a picture to enlarge it. Utamaro’s prints were intended to entertain their viewers so his depictions of flowers and birds were only semi-accurate. To see more prints attributed to Utamaro click here.