Kitagawa Utamaro (1793-1806) | An amorous couple beside a standing lantern | Edo period, late 18th century
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March 23, 02:05 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
Kitagawa Utamaro (1793-1806)
An amourous couple beside a standing lantern
Edo period, late 18th century
woodblock print, from the album of twelve erotic illustrations Poem of the Pillow (Utamakura), published by Tsutaya Juzaburo (Koshodo), circa 1788
Horizontal oban: 24.5 x 37.7 cm., 9⅝ x 14⅞ in.
For another impression of the same print in the collection of the British Museum, museum number OA+,0.133.5, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_OA-0-133-5
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