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Fri, Jan 15, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 127

Kitagawa Utamaro II

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
(Japanese, d. circa 1831)Shin Yoshiwara Naka-no-cho no zu (Naka-no-cho in the New Yoshiwara), circa 1810, signed "Utamaro hitsu" on each sheet, woodblock print, oban tate-e triptych, sight overall 14-1/2 x 30 in.; modern carved and painted wood frame, green silk brocade, 27-1/4 x 42-5/8 in. - Provenance: Lifetime Collection of a Kentucky Lady

Condition

laid down, some color fading, toning, and staining throughout, scattered minor losses and some rubbing to paper; frame with light wear and abrasions