Kitagawa Utamaro produced works such as Hairdressing from Twelve types of Women's Handicraft during which historical period and in what geographic...

Utamaro created his woodblock prints in Edo, Japan, which
is the current city of Tokyo. Hairdressing from Twelve
types of Women's Handicraft Series was most likely produced
from1792-93

Kitagawa Utamaro was a Japanese artist who
produced woodblock prints in the 18th century.  The woodblock process had only been
around in Japan since the 1670’s and the process was going through a series of
improvements in production and style in the years leading up to Utamaro’s creation of
Hairdressing from Twelve types of Women's
Handicraft.

The woodblock printing process at
this time involved three separate entities.  There was the artist that created the
concept design in ink;  there was the wood block carver that physically carved the
plate; and lastly, there was the printer that printed the edition.  According to
Gardner’s Art Through the Ages (edition 10), Utamaro’s work is
considered some of the best woodblock prints of this time because he “was fortunate to
have the services of craftsmen who were skilled enough in wood cutting to allow him to
create extraordinary nuances in color, texture, and line.” (page
550)