Kitagawa Utamaro
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806), Hosoda Eishi (1756-1829) and Katsukawa Shun’ei (1762-1819)
a) Aiban. Series: Keisei geisha hana awase. Tagasode of the Kado Tamaya and kamuro. Signed: Utamaro hitsu. b) Ôban, yokoe. Colour page from the album Momo chidori kyôka awase, published by Tsutaya Jûsaburô around 1790. Great tit, Japanese robin and chrysanthemum. Two kyôka. c) Chûban. Series: Fûryû jûnikagetsu. Three women with mochibana during New Year. Signed: Eishi ga. Published: Nishimuraya Yohachi. Censor: kiwame. d) 19.5 x 53 cm. Shichifukujin performing and listening. Signed: Shun’ei ga and kao. a) Good impression, colours faded, toned, few holes, restorations in upper part, tape residue at upper corners verso, b) good impression, colours faded, a bit toned, slightly rubbed and soiled around lower margin, centrefold, left lower corner restored, restored worm damages, small damages around margins, backed, c) good impression, colours still good, rubbed and soiled at margins, margins trimmed, d) good impression, colours slightly faded, paper rubbed and slightly soiled, three verti
Provenance
c) Former collection Walter von Scheven, Lempertz auction 951, December 11-12, 2009, lot no. 528; purchased by von Scheven in 1918 at H. Saenger, Hamburg
Private collection, Hanover, Germany