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Lot 213 Dα

Kitagawa Utamaro - Two koban

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 1.890 € (incl. premium)
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Kitagawa Utamaro

Two koban

Series: Onna fūzoku shinasadame. a) Title: Yujo. Standing courtesan. b) Title: Shirabyōshi. Dancer. Each signed: Utamaro ga. 1801. Rare. (2) Very good impressions, fine colours, light traces of usage, very good conditions, together in one mat, a) metal pigments, blind printing, b) blind printing

Provenance

Müller-Stüler Collection, acquired from Israel Goldman Japanese Prints, London, 2020

Literature

Compare: Gina Collia-Suzuki, The Complete Prints of Kitagawa Utamaro, 2009, No. 115/11 and 115/10.
Illustrated: Israel Goldman, Japanese Prints, Paintings and Books. Recent Acquisitions, Catalogue 25, 2019, No. 17 (a)

Exhibitions

A group of key-block impressions of this series, including the prints presented, is located in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession nos. 11.21686, 11.21688/11.21689, 11.21690/11.21691, 11.21685/11.21693 and 50.21/11.21692