Lot 59
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UTAMARO (1754-1806): oban tate-e, 39.7 x 26.3cm., a bust portrait of the courtesan Yugiri and her lover Fujiya Izaemon, from the series Jitsu kurabe iro no minakami 'True feelings compared: The founts of love', signed Utamaro hitsu, published by Nishimuraya Sei--good impression and condition, slightly faded

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UTAMARO (1754-1806): oban tate-e, 39.7 x 26.3cm., a bust portrait of the courtesan Yugiri and her lover Fujiya Izaemon, from the series Jitsu kurabe iro no minakami 'True feelings compared: The founts of love', signed Utamaro hitsu, published by Nishimuraya Sei--good impression and condition, slightly faded

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Another impression is illustrated in colour, Asano/Clark, The passionate art of Kitagawa Utamaro (Tokyo 1995), p. 162, no. 301

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