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KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753-1806)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1800
A hashira-e print of a pair of ill-fated lovers, Choemon and Ohan, the
youth wearing a white headscarf and carrying his lover upon his back,
published by Murataya Jirobei; signed Utamaro-ga
24 x 4 3/8in (61.1 x 11cm)
US$1,500 - 2,500
Reference:
Gina Collia-Suzuki, The Complete Woodblock Prints of Kitagawa
Utamaro, Weeston-Super-Mare, Nezu Press, 2003, p. 321, no. 10.
6008
ATTRIBUTED TO KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Funpon (preparatory sketch)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830-1840s
An ink sketch of a Buddhist sage seated near a burning stick of
incense placed in a Chinese-style brazier, the pensive figure backed by
a circular full-moon nimbus, unsigned
9 3/8 x 10 3/8in (23.8 x 26.3cm)
US$800 - 1,200
6009
ATTRIBUTED TO KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Funpon (preparatory sketch)
Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830s-1840s
A sketch in ink and color, of two different views of a traveler seated
with a large straw hat and holding bamboo staff; unsigned
11 x 12in (27.5 x 31cm)
US$1,500 - 2,500
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