Private Collection of Fine Japanese Prints
Private Collection of Fine Japanese Prints
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806) A LADY WITH A HAIRPIN | EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY
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October 8, 01:01 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806)
EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY
A LADY WITH A HAIRPIN
woodblock print, from the series A Selection of Eastern Beauties (Azuma bijin erami), signed Utamaro hitsu, circa 1798
aiban:
32.5 x 22 cm, 12¾ x 8¾ in.
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K. Shibui, Ukiyo-e Zuten 13 Utamaro (Tokyo, 1964), p.82
M. Narasaki, Utamaro I Beauties Actors (Bijinga Yakusha-e) 4. (Tokyo, 1971), ill.52
M. L. Hickmann, Ukiyo-e Shuka. Museum Fine Arts, Boston, III, Utamaro (Tokyo, 1978), p.238
For the series see S. Asano and T. Clark, The Passionate Art of Kitagawa Utamaro, 2 vols. (London, 1995)