UTAMARO (1754-1806): oban tate-e, 36.8 x 24.4cm., a bust portrait of a woman combing her hair, from the set Fujin sogaku juttai 'Ten types in the physiognomic study of women', signed in the cartouche Kanso Utamaro, published by Yamashiroya Toemon--good impression, faded, slightly soiled

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UTAMARO (1754-1806): oban tate-e, 36.8 x 24.4cm., a bust portrait of a woman combing her hair, from the set Fujin sogaku juttai 'Ten types in the physiognomic study of women', signed in the cartouche Kanso Utamaro, published by Yamashiroya Toemon--good impression, faded, slightly soiled

Lot Essay

Another impression is illustrated in colour, Asano/Clark, The passionate art of Kitagawa Utamaro, p. 198, no. 406

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