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Geometrical composition of Utamaro using an umbrella motif

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  Many of Utamaro's paintings on Twitter have geometrically clear lines. Among them, I found rare picture that was particularly structurally devised. It looks as if Hokusai in the Sharaku style drew it in the style of Utamaro.   1892 was the time when Hokusai and Utamaro were in and out of the publisher Tsutaya Juzaburo. Utamaro may have been influenced by the work of Shunrou(Hokusai). The commentator of Utamaro in Japan introduces only the Okubi-e of a beautiful woman as a masterpiece. Geometrically drawn Utamaro may be difficult to see in the general public. It's the same as not realizing that Sharaku is Hokusai because they also only evaluate the Okubi-e of Sharaku . Kitagawa Utamaro, Geisha and Attendant on a Rainy Night, 1792 arc model arc circle model The most important tectonic line is the handle of the umbrella shown in dark yellow. There are two points, one that bundles the second largest pink circle and the other that bundles the yellow-green middl...