KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806)

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Lot 107 | KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806)
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806)

Utamakura (Poem of the pillow)

Woodblock-printed illustrated book, six illustrations with preface and end text, missing six illustrations, sold as is; ink and color on paper, embellishments of gauffrage, blue paper covers with yellow title slip; published by Tsutaya Juzaburo, dated Yatsu no hatsuharu (first month 1788)

Illustrations included:

1. Abalone diver raped by scaly river monster (kappa) as her companion looks on in horror and fascination

2. Woman discovering another woman's love letter hidden in the robe of her young lover

3. Maid from a samurai mansion with her lover

4. Widow and her lover beside an open veranda

5. Lovers beneath a blossoming cherry tree

6. Dutch couple

Horizontal oban: 10 ½ x 15 ¼ in. (27 x 38.8 cm.) each approx.

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