KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753?-1806) ISODA KORYUSAI (1735–1790), Two Prints Depicting Courtesans

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Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?-1806)
Isoda Koryusai (1735–1790)
Two prints depicting courtesans
Two woodblock prints:
The courtesan Ichikawa of the Matsubaraya, a design from the series "Famous flowers of beauty from the pleasure quarters" (Seiro bijin meika awase), signed Utamaro hitsu, kiwame seal, published by Iwataya Kisaburo, circa 1801

The courtesan Koshikibu of the Takeya (Takeya-uchi Koshikibu), from the series "Models for Fashion: New Year Designs as Fresh as Young Leaves" (Hinagata wakana hatsu moyo), signed Koryusai ga, unknown publisher, 1776
Both vertical oban:
37 x 24.5cm.
33.4 x 24.8cm.

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For a different design from the same series by Utamaro in the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago, go to:
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/60302

For another impression of the same design by Koryusai in the collections of the British Museum and of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, go to:
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=787741&partId=1
and:
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/koshikibu-of-the-takeya-from-the-series-models-for-fashion-new-year-designs-as-fresh-as-young-leaves-hinagata-wakana-hatsu-moy%C3%B4-206538<