Lot 422
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UTAMARO: oban tate-e (37.8 x 25.3 cm.); an okubi-e portrait of the courtesan Tagasode of the Daimonjiya, from the series Seiro nana komachi "The seven Komachi of the licensed quarters", signed Utamaro hitsu and published by Sensa [Izumiya Sa...]- good impression, yellow ground, slightly faded with some soil

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UTAMARO: oban tate-e (37.8 x 25.3 cm.); an okubi-e portrait of the courtesan Tagasode of the Daimonjiya, from the series Seiro nana komachi "The seven Komachi of the licensed quarters", signed Utamaro hitsu and published by Sensa [Izumiya Sa...]- good impression, yellow ground, slightly faded with some soil

Lot Essay

The yellow ground, the flesh-colored outline on the face and the Honkei seal under the signature indicate that this is the first edition. Later, the flesh lines are in black, the yellow ground is replaced by grey and the Honkei seal is removed