Name: KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753? - 1806)
Brand: Two Prints from the Erotic Book Picture Book: Pulling Komachi (Ehon Komachi-biki)
Price: 1400.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

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Both woodblock prints, published New Year, 1802
25.4 x 37 cm.
25.3 x 37.1 cm.

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Lot 23 Sale 15306

Two Prints from the Erotic Book Picture Book: Pulling Komachi (Ehon Komachi-biki) KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753? - 1806) Estimate: GBP 1,400 - 1,600

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Both good impressions. Some fading and soiling to each. Both with vertical centrefolds and light backings. Each with small wormholes repaired mainly around the centre of each sheet and some at the edges. Both with slight trimming.

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Two Prints from the Erotic Book Picture Book: Pulling Komachi (Ehon Komachi-biki) KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753? - 1806) Estimate: GBP 1,400 - 1,600

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