Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | A complete set of Flowers in Violent Bloom (Hana fubuki) | Edo period, 19th century

Property from a Private Collector

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806)

A complete set of Flowers in Violent Bloom (Hana fubuki) 

Edo period, 19^th century 

illustrated woodblock-printed book, three volumes (complete), original dark blue covers decorated with plovers (chidori) in flight and title slips, later edition, the half-length portraits opening and closing the illustrated sections of each volume are titled: 

- Volume one: Young Woman of the Upper Class (Jobun no musume); Young Man of the Upper Class (Jobun no wakashu)

- Volume two: Untitled, but depicting a courtesan; Young Man of the Lower Class (Gebon no wakashu)

- Volume three: Young Man from Yoshi-cho (Yoshicho no wakashu); Young Woman of the Lower Class (Gebon no musume)

Hanshibon: each 21.7 x 15.2 cm., 8⅝ x 6 in.