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Fri, Jan 15, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 126

Kitagawa Utamaro

Estimate: $300 - $500

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
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$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
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$100,000 $10,000
(Japanese 1753–1806)Uwaki no So (The Fickle Type), from the series Fujin Sogaku Jittai (Ten Physiognomies of Women); Popen o Fuku Musume (Young Woman Playing a Popen Glass), from the series Fujo Ninso Juppin (Ten Classes of Women's Physiognomy), signed "somi Utamaro ga" and "somi Utamaro koga", Tsutaya publisher's seal, woodblock prints with mica ground, oban tate-e, each sight 14-1/4 x 9-3/4 in., one with gilt storage folder; Mono-omoi Koi (Reflective Love), from the series Kasen koi no bu (Anthology of Poems: The Love Section), signed "Utamaro hitsu" lower left, Tsutaya publisher's seal, woodblock print with light mica ground, probably a 20th century reprinting, oban tate-e, 14-3/4 x 10-1/4 in.; modern frames, largest 22-1/2 x 17 in. - Provenance: Lifetime Collection of a Kentucky Lady

Condition

not examined out of frames, some scattered light losses to mica, some vertical creasing throughout; Uwaki no So with small stain left of woman's nose; frames with minor wear and abrasions; folder possibly associated; Mono-omoi Koi hinged in, some adhesive residue at edges (probably from former reinforcement), some minor printing creases especially at lower edges, good color