KITAGAWA UTAMARO I (1750S–1806)LOVE FOR A STREET-WALKER (TSUJI-GIMI NI YOSURU KOI) EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY | LOVE FOR A STREET-WALKER (TSUJI-GIMI NI YOSURU KOI), EDO PERIOD, CIRCUS 1795–96

woodblock print, signed Shomei Utamaro hitsu, sealed Honke [true line], published by Matsumura Tatsuemon, circa 1795–96 vertical oban:

The Huguette Berès Collection

- It is in very good condition, some fading, very good impression, framed and glazed.
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For an impression in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 21.6416, go to: https://www.mfa.org/collections/search And for another in the British Museum, accession number 1909,0618,0.70, go to: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research.aspx