Lot 40
  • 40

KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753?-1806)PEONY: HANAOGI OF THE OGIYA AT EDO-MACHI ITCHOME EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY |

Estimate
2,500 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • 38.5 x 26.5 cm, 15 1/6  x 10 1/3  in.
woodblock print, signed Utamaro hitsu, no publisher’s mark, circa 1802 Vertical oban

Condition

Good impression, visible staining and faded colour. Centre creasing, repairs to corners, some foxing. Print is backed onto card.
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Catalogue Note

The print is part of an untitled series of courtesans compared to flowers. There are two examples in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston (accession numbers 11.14315 and 21.6462) also with no publishers mark. An example in the Honolulu Museum of Art (object number 24515) has the publisher’s mark of Maruya Jinpachi.