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Reading Beauty
by Utamaro Kitagawa 1750-1806
| Item | 17631 |
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| Date Sold | Tuesday, March 14, 2006 |
| Title | Reading Beauty |
| Artist | Utamaro Kitagawa 1750-1806 |
| Description | Beauty is reading a letter in a summer night. |
| Signature | Utamaro. |
| Dated | Originally in Edo era. This re-carved edition was made in 1974. |
| Publisher | Re-carved edition by Tadao Takamizawa in 1974. |
| Medium/Technique | Woodblock print. |
| Impression | Excellent - very good ... (re-carved). |
| Colors | Excellent - very good. |
| Condition | Good ... slight toning, ink specks on the right and bottom margins, a cut (1/2 inch long) on the middle left edge, upper margin slightly creased. (To read the English-Japanese explanations of this print, please click on the image until the last enlargement). |
| Format | Oban tate-e |
| Width Item | 10.8 inches = 27.4 cm |
| Height Item | 16.1 inches = 40.9 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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