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UTAMARO: oban tate-e; two prints, a double bust portrait of the courtesan Haseji of the Ebiya and her attendant wearing a festival hat from the series Seiro Niwaka bijin awase "Comparison of beauties of the licensed quarters in the Niwaka festival", signed Utamaro hitsu and published by Ezakiya Kichibei; and a portrait of the courtesan Akashima of the Akatsutaya seated, signed Utamaro hitsu and published by Izumiya Ichibei--good and late impressions, the first trimmed and faded and creased, the second toned, damaged and worn (2)