Who made “Three Beauties of the Present Day”?

“Three Beauties of the Present Day” was made by Kitagawa Utamaro in 1792–1793.

Ukiyo-e · Woodcut

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Ukiyo-e: flat areas of colour with strong outlines, no cast shadows, high or cropped viewpoints, Japanese inscriptions and seals.

Kitagawa Utamaro (c. 1753 – 31 October 1806) was a Japanese artist. He is one of the most highly regarded designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings, and is best known for his bijin ōkubi-e "large-headed pictures of beautiful women" of the 1790s. Wikipedia

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“Fukagawa no Yuki”, 1800s
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“Kushi”, 1795
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“Fujin Tomari-kyaku no Zu”, 1794
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“Hokusai, Negai no itoguchi(Plate No. 1)”