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Beauties on the Boats
by Utamaro Kitagawa 1750-1806
| Item | 42508 |
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| Date Sold | Sunday, November 22, 2009 |
| Title | Beauties on the Boats |
| reproduction - fukkoku | |
| Artist | Utamaro Kitagawa 1750-1806 |
| Description | Beauties are on the boats under the Ryogoku Bridge. |
| Signature | Utamaro x 3. |
| Dated | Originally in Edo period. This re-carved edition was made in Meiji period. |
| Publisher | Ohmiya. |
| Medium/Technique | Woodblock print. |
| Impression | Very good ... Recarved. |
| Colors | Very good ... dark wash to simulated aged look. |
| Condition | Very good ... slightly creased on the upper left margin corners and the lower right margin corners, vertical fold on the left margins, lightly wrinkled on the lower area. Left Sheet: thin area on the upper left area. Middle Sheet: three thin areas on the left area, paper failure on the face of the standing woman. Right Sheet: thin spot on the upper right area. |
| Format | 3 Oban tate-e |
| Width Item | 30.3 inches = 77.0 cm |
| Height Item | 15.0 inches = 38.2 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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