Lot Essay
For another impression see Shugo Asano and Timothy Clark, The Passionate Art of Kitagawa Utamaro, (London, 1995), no. 368
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806)
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KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806)
From an untitled series depicting a variety of scenes of everyday life, a seated courtesan in a simple cotton robe cools off after her bath, one attendant fans her while another holds out a bowl of tea, signed Utamaro hitsu, published by Omiya Gonkuro, good impression, colours and condition, some thinning at top
Oban tate-e: 40 x 26.2cm.
From an untitled series depicting a variety of scenes of everyday life, a seated courtesan in a simple cotton robe cools off after her bath, one attendant fans her while another holds out a bowl of tea, signed Utamaro hitsu, published by Omiya Gonkuro, good impression, colours and condition, some thinning at top
Oban tate-e: 40 x 26.2cm.
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