Kitagawa Utamaro
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1790
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Patient Detail, Perfect DesignJapanese Art across the Centuries, Lot 313
3. Nov - 3. Nov 2022
Patient Detail, Perfect DesignJapanese Art across the Centuries, Lot 313
3. Nov - 3. Nov 2022
Estimate: 500 - 600 GBP
Price realised: not available
Price realised: not available
Description
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753-1806)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1790
An oban yoko-e print, originally a leaf from a folding album, from the illustrated kyoka anthology Gin sekai (Silver World), depicting a party scene on a snowy winter's night, the revellers being entertained by geisha shown in silhouette behind the shoji (paper sliding door), whilst a waitress shows out a departing geisha on the far left, published by Tsutaya Juzaburo, unsigned; mounted on card. 24cm x 37cm (9 7/16in x 14 9/16in).
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1790
An oban yoko-e print, originally a leaf from a folding album, from the illustrated kyoka anthology Gin sekai (Silver World), depicting a party scene on a snowy winter's night, the revellers being entertained by geisha shown in silhouette behind the shoji (paper sliding door), whilst a waitress shows out a departing geisha on the far left, published by Tsutaya Juzaburo, unsigned; mounted on card. 24cm x 37cm (9 7/16in x 14 9/16in).
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