Lot no. 25
Kitagawa Utamaro II (Japan, c. 1750-1831)
Print, oban yoko-e, from the series Seirō waka sannin (青樓棲若三人), Three young people from the pleasure district, Daimonji-ya nai board Yoshino, Senkaku, Banki (大文字屋内 吉野 せんかく ばんき), Yoshino of the Daimonji-ya, kamuro Senkaku and Banki. Signed Utamaro hitsu. Publisher Yamaguchiya Tōbei (Kinkōdō). 1810 (Holes, small restoration)
Dim. 26,6 x 39,3 cm
This print by Utamaro II shows Yoshino, of the brothel Daimonji-ya, reading a scroll, next to whom sits one of her kamuro. They are both wearing luxurious kimonos decorated with the brothel's emblem.
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Asian Art
About the sale06/12/2025
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René Scholten's personal collection, The Netherlands (Part II) - Early Japanese prints & Shin-Hanga
75007 Paris - France