Private Collection of Fine Japanese Prints
Private Collection of Fine Japanese Prints
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806) A WOMAN WITH NEEDLE AND THREAD | EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
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KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806)
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
A WOMAN WITH NEEDLE AND THREAD
woodblock print, from the series Views of Famous Places: Twelve Types of Beautiful Women (Meisho fukei bijin juni-so), signed Utamaro hitsu, published circa 1804
Oban:
38.4 x 26.4 cm, 15⅛ x 10⅜ in.
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For similar impressions in museum collections see Hagi Uragami Museum, accession no. U2683, the Rijksmuseum Voor Volkenkunde, Leiden, accession no. 1261-24 and the Tokyo National Museum, accession no. A-10569-2075.
For an impression of another print in the series see the British Museum, see accession no. 907,0531,0.455