Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?-1806)
Color woodcut: two beauties shown half length, one leaning over the other with a pipe as the other turns from her handiwork to speak with her, from the series Fujin tewaza juniko (Twelve types of women's handiwork), signed Utamaro hitsu and published by Wakasaya Yoichi, grey ground--moderately good impression, faded, creases and repairs
oban tate-e: 14¼ x 9½in. (36.3 x 24cm.)