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The Creator is the individual responsible for creating the work in the image. Where the image is a work of art such as an engraving, watercolour, photograph etc. the creator will be the artist responsible for creating the medium. Where the image is a photograph of an object in a studio the creator is the individual responsible for creating the object.
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![Hour of the Tiger [4 am], Courtesan (Tora no koku, keisei), from the series "Custo..., c. 1798/1800. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro](https://d2jrby88yvgyu2.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJoaXAtc2VvLXByZXZpZXdzIiwia2V5IjoiaG91ci1vZi10aGUtdGlnZXItNC1hbS1jb3VydGVzYW4tdG9yYS1uby1rb2t1LWtlaXNlaS1mcm9tLXRoZS1zZXJpZXMtY3VzdG8tMjg5NDI2MS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsid2lkdGgiOjIyNCwiZml0IjoiaW5zaWRlIn19fQ==?signature=b74d8f1c0d1aa349afe14511007b97c90a9f434a490231d1df2a93897321e91c "Hour of the Tiger [4 am], Courtesan (Tora no koku, keisei), from the series \"Custo..., c. 1798/1800. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro.")
![Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, [whose attendants are] Sasano, Takeno (Matsubaya uchi,..., c. 1794/95. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro](https://d2jrby88yvgyu2.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJoaXAtc2VvLXByZXZpZXdzIiwia2V5Ijoia2lzZWdhd2Etb2YtdGhlLW1hdHN1YmF5YS13aG9zZS1hdHRlbmRhbnRzLWFyZS1zYXNhbm8tdGFrZW5vLW1hdHN1YmF5YS11Y2hpLTI4OTQyMjIuanBnIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjoyMjQsImZpdCI6Imluc2lkZSJ9fX0=?signature=b8f5068dac5ddf7d133b7f74b547fd66c5a94b4ea3f845180aae9a3a15c0293f "Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, [whose attendants are] Sasano, Takeno (Matsubaya uchi,..., c. 1794/95. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro.")
![A Low Class Prostitute (Gun [teppo]), from the series "Five Shades of Ink in the..., c. 1794/95. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro](https://d2jrby88yvgyu2.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJoaXAtc2VvLXByZXZpZXdzIiwia2V5IjoiYS1sb3ctY2xhc3MtcHJvc3RpdHV0ZS1ndW4tdGVwcG8tZnJvbS10aGUtc2VyaWVzLWZpdmUtc2hhZGVzLW9mLWluay1pbi10aGUtMjg5NDIyMS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsid2lkdGgiOjIyNCwiZml0IjoiaW5zaWRlIn19fQ==?signature=4a1edefc07154cbf94e7003e0fcd3912c974d612c44bbd1512b99f533d09757d "A Low Class Prostitute (Gun [teppo]), from the series \"Five Shades of Ink in the..., c. 1794/95. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro.")
![Hour of the Horse [12 am], Shrine Maiden (Uma no koku, miko), from the series "Custo..., c. 1798/99. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro](https://d2jrby88yvgyu2.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJoaXAtc2VvLXByZXZpZXdzIiwia2V5IjoiaG91ci1vZi10aGUtaG9yc2UtMTItYW0tc2hyaW5lLW1haWRlbi11bWEtbm8ta29rdS1taWtvLWZyb20tdGhlLXNlcmllcy0yODk0MjEyLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjI0LCJmaXQiOiJpbnNpZGUifX19?signature=0b484cbbfc3a2d66ca8e7b92382d002f27d52dbd32e380c0ce5abcd3240727ea "Hour of the Horse [12 am], Shrine Maiden (Uma no koku, miko), from the series \"Custo..., c. 1798/99. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro.")
![Somenosuke of the Matsubaya, [whose attendants are] Wakagi, Wakaba (Matsubaya uchi Somenos..., 1794. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro](https://d2jrby88yvgyu2.cloudfront.net/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJoaXAtc2VvLXByZXZpZXdzIiwia2V5Ijoic29tZW5vc3VrZS1vZi10aGUtbWF0c3ViYXlhLXdob3NlLWF0dGVuZGFudHMtYXJlLXdha2FnaS13YWthYmEtbWF0c3ViYXlhLTI4OTQyMTEuanBnIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjoyMjQsImZpdCI6Imluc2lkZSJ9fX0=?signature=8d0e8bbdd0072a37e240f4fa162f858739a13b44004c1924158801463b7c8fa9 "Somenosuke of the Matsubaya, [whose attendants are] Wakagi, Wakaba (Matsubaya uchi Somenos..., 1794. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro.")
