Kitagawa Utamaro I (1754-1806) or Kitagawa Utamaro II (d. 1831) - image-1

Lot 116 Dα

Kitagawa Utamaro I (1754-1806) or Kitagawa Utamaro II (d. 1831)

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
07.06.2019, 11:00 - Japanese Art (Decorative Arts, Paintings, Woodcut Prints)
Estimate: 400 € - 450 €
Result: 434 € (incl. premium)

Kitagawa Utamaro I (1754-1806) or Kitagawa Utamaro II (d. 1831)

Ôban. Series: Kôkei sansho. Three laughing women on a bridge. Parody of “Three Laughers at Tiger Brook” (inset, reflecting a painting by Sesshû). Signed: Utamaro hitsu. Publisher: Tsuruya Kinsuke. Good impression, colours faded, blind printing, yellowed, centre fold reinforced, several holes and tears, some reinforced, traces of former mounting, partially reinforced