Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Two woodblock prints | Edo period, late 18th century

Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806)

Two woodblock prints

Edo period, late 18^th century

each a woodblock print, signed Utamaro hitsu, circa 1800, and comprising: 

- A man playing kemari, whose shoe has gone flying from his foot

- Chrysanthemum flowers in a vase

Each ko-tanzaku:

34 x 7.5 cm., 13⅜ x 3 in. (the first)

32.9 x 7.2 cm., 13 x 2¾ in. (the second)