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Cormorant and Herons
by Utamaro Kitagawa 1750-1806
| Item | 14550 |
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| Date Sold | Thursday, June 9, 2005 |
| Title | Cormorant and Herons |
| Artist | Utamaro Kitagawa 1750-1806 |
| Description | A sheet from the folding album, "Momo Chidori Kyoka Awase" (Myriad Birds Compared in Humorous Verse) playful kyoka poems matched with different birds. This print depicts "U" (cormorant) and "sagi" (heron). |
| Signature | Artist's name is not on the print but it is known as Utamaro. |
| Dated | Originally ca. 1790, this is a re-carved edition in ca.1970s. |
| Publisher | Re-carved edition was published by Yuyudo. |
| Medium/Technique | Woodblock print. |
| Impression | Very good ... (re-carved) white herons plumage embossed. |
| Colors | Excellent. |
| Condition | Excellent - very good ...red ink smudge on the right margin. |
| Format | Oban yoko-e |
| Width Item | 15.9 inches = 40.5 cm |
| Height Item | 10.6 inches = 27.0 cm |
| Literature | Shugo Asano, Timothy Clark, "Kitagawa Utamaro" Catalogue for exhibition by Chiba City Museum and The British Museum, Asahi Shimbun, 1995, - pg.233, pl.475-5 This series mentioned |
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