by Kitagawa Utamaro
Artist:
Kitagawa Utamaro
Print Subject:
Courtesan
Series Title:
Date:
Circa 1790s
(Posthumous edition)
Publisher:
Ukiyo-e Publishing Company
(浮世絵版画刊行会)
Sheet Size:
Oban, approx. 40 x 27cm
Condition:
Fine impression and condition (pristine). Original untrimmed state. Fine embossing to kimono and hair, etc. No tears, folds, stains, creases or foxing. Remnants of original folder tip mounting to verso. See large images below.
Item Code:
Utamaro-03
Price:
$90
Detail Images:
Large image.
Verso with publisher's seal.
Comments:
This type of print shows a woman of the pleasure quarters. The Edo period red-light districts were officially sanctioned, however, they weren't the playground for just anyone. The popular top-class geishas of the day (known as oiran) were depicted in this type of print. In ukiyo-e woodblock prints, this close-up portrait view of the upper body is known as an okubi-e (bust portrait).
Publisher seals on verso. Printer: Maeda; Carver: Tanaka.
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