UTAMARO: oban tate-e (38.4 x 25.4 cm.); Tamayanai Shizuno "Shizuno of the Tamaya", from the series Natori zake rokkasen "Famous brands of sake and six selected courtesans", signed Utamaro hitsu and published by Tsutaya Juzaburo- good impression, slightly faded, small tears and slight worming restored

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UTAMARO: oban tate-e (38.4 x 25.4 cm.); Tamayanai Shizuno "Shizuno of the Tamaya", from the series Natori zake rokkasen "Famous brands of sake and six selected courtesans", signed Utamaro hitsu and published by Tsutaya Juzaburo- good impression, slightly faded, small tears and slight worming restored

Lot Essay

Another copy of this print illustrated in color, Ukiyo-e taikei, vol. 5, pl. 52; and in Jack Hillier, Japanese Prints and Drawings from the Vever Collection, Sotheby, Parke, Bernet, 1976, no. 413, where Mr. Hillier cites the following additional references, noting that Yoshida omits Shizuka from his Utamaro as the print was at that time unknown in Japan: Havilland, 10th sale, no. 268; Rouart sale, Feb. 1922, no. 557; Shibui, Zuten, p. 128, also lacking this design