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Courtesan with Pipe
by Utamaro Kitagawa 1750-1806
| Item | 18030 |
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| Date Sold | Thursday, December 15, 2005 |
| Title | Courtesan with Pipe |
| limited edition | |
| Artist | Utamaro Kitagawa 1750-1806 |
| Description | A courtesan smoking a pipe. |
| Signature | Utamaro. |
| Dated | Originally in Edo era. This re-carved edition was made in unknown date. |
| Publisher | Re-carved edition by Shuhansha. |
| Medium/Technique | Woodblock print. |
| Impression | Excellent ... smoke embossed. |
| Colors | Excellent ... mica on the background. |
| Condition | Excellent - very good ... slightly creased. |
| Numbered | 95 / 500 |
| Note | Carver Ikeda Kanekichi, printer Sato Kanjiro. "Gentei 500-bu, 095" (limited edition 500, no.95) and a seal stamped on the back. |
| Format | Oban tate-e |
| Width Item | 10.8 inches = 27.5 cm |
| Height Item | 15.7 inches = 40.0 cm |
| Width Image | 9.4 inches = 24.0 cm |
| Height Image | 14.8 inches = 37.5 cm |
| Note | This print was hand-made by skillful artisans after a great original of a famous woodblock print. Sheets printed during the artist's lifetime are either very expensive or no longer available. |
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