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Utamaro Kitagawa 1750-1806 - Insect Cage

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Insect Cage
by Utamaro Kitagawa 1750-1806

Item	17629
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Date Sold	Thursday, December 15, 2005

Title	Insect Cage
Artist	Utamaro Kitagawa 1750-1806
Description	Utamaro was very much interested in insect but in this picture, there was no insect in the cage. What is unique in this picture was that a cloth looking like Chinese or Indian cotton was used for the background... a bold experiment that no other Ukiyo-e artists dared. Against the dark arabesque backdrop, he depicted a natural beauty in light summer kimono.
Signature	Utamaro.
Dated	Originally in Edo era. This re-carved edition was made in 1974.
Publisher	This re-carved edition by Takamizawa.
Medium/Technique	Woodblock print.
Impression	Excellent - very good ... (re-carved).
Colors	Excellent ... silver colored metallic pigment.
Condition	Excellent - very good ... left lower corner creased.
Note	"Takamizawa Tadao kanshu, Showa 49 nen saku" stamped on the back, carver Kikuta Kojiro, printer Sato Kanjiro. This print comes with an explanation in English and Japanese.
Format	Oban tate-e
Width Item	10.6 inches = 27.0 cm
Height Item	15.9 inches = 40.5 cm

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