KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806): oban tate-e, 39 x 26cm., Inu no koku 'The hour of the Dog (7-9 pm.)', from the series Seiro juni-toki 'The twelve hours of the green houses', a courtesan seated holding a writing brush and paper whispering to a kamuro, signed Utamaro hitsu, published by Tsutaya Juzaburo--fine impression, slightl faded, minute holes, slightly stained and thinned at left edge, pasted down at top corner

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KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806): oban tate-e, 39 x 26cm., Inu no koku 'The hour of the Dog (7-9 pm.)', from the series Seiro juni-toki 'The twelve hours of the green houses', a courtesan seated holding a writing brush and paper whispering to a kamuro, signed Utamaro hitsu, published by Tsutaya Juzaburo--fine impression, slightl faded, minute holes, slightly stained and thinned at left edge, pasted down at top corner

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One of the set of twelve in which the artist depicted daily life of the pleasure quarter with elongated women's figures achieving the pinnacle of elegance in the portrayal of them

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