Artist |
Utamaro (KITAGAWA) (1753-1806) |
Title |
"Prelude to Desire -- #M" |
Date |
1799; (Later ca1890-1910 printing from recarved block-set.) |
Series |
"The Prelude to Desire" ("Negal no Itoguchi") |
Publisher |
Privately printed. |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
na |
Image Size |
9 7/8 x 14 1/8 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; light "gauffrage" (embosssing)
to kimonos and body areas; "burnishing" to hair; crisp "key-lines,"
highly detailed carving. |
Condition |
Very Good+++. Excellent colors.
(Vertical centerfold/adjacent light creasing; paper residues left/right verso edges; light toning; few
scattered marks.)
(VIEW representative verso.)
Quite clean for "shunga." |
Reference/Illus |
na |
Comments |
From Utamaro's wonderful 1799 "The Prelude to Desire" series.
Exquisitely printed with much attention to details and printing quality.
Full-sized "shunga" prints by Utamaro are both highly desirable and
difficult to locate. |
Item # |
EG-754 |
Price |
$295 (Sold/MW) |