[Asian Arts] Utamaro, Kitagawa. "A Wife of the Middle Rank" (Chubon no nyobo) Ja…

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[Asian Arts] Utamaro, Kitagawa. "A Wife of the Middle Rank" (Chubon no nyobo) Japan, woodcut, Taisho era. From the series "A Guide to Women’s Contemporary Styles" (Tosei onna fuzoku tsu). 24 x 37 cm. In passepartout, under glass.

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[Asian Arts] Utamaro, Kitagawa. "A Wife of the Middle Rank"

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Estim. 150 - 300 EUR

A SCROLL PAINTING OF A BIJIN IN THE RAIN, AFTER KITAGAWA UTAMARO, c. 1900s A SCROLL PAINTING OF A BIJIN IN THE RAIN, AFTER KITAGAWA UTAMARO, c. 1900s Japan, late 19th to early 20th century Ink, watercolors, and gouache on paper. Mounted as a hanging scroll on a silk brocade frame with stag antler handles. Depicting a beauty in the rain unravelling her umbrella, her hair wrapped in a shawl, the corner of which she clutches between her lips. Inscriptions: Signed ‘Utamaro hitsu’ 歌麿筆 with seal. Image SIZE 77 x 27.5 cm, SIZE incl. mounting 158 x 30 cm Condition: Wear, losses, crackling, flaking, creasing, folds, and soiling. Some restorations. The mounting with wear and age. With a wood tomobako storage box. (3) Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) is one of the most highly regarded designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings and is best known for his bijin okubi-e (large-headed pictures of beautiful women) of the 1790s. He also produced nature studies, particularly illustrated books of insects. Little is known of Utamaro's life. His work began to appear in the 1770s, and he rose to prominence in the early 1790s with his portraits of beauties with exaggerated, elongated features. He produced over 2000 known prints and was one of the few ukiyo-e artists to achieve fame throughout Japan in his lifetime.

Estim. 350 - 700 EUR

UTAMARO II: YAMATO YOSHINO RIVER RAFTERS UTAMARO II: YAMATO YOSHINO RIVER RAFTERS By Kitagawa Utamaro II, signed Utamaro hitsu Japan, c. 1810 Color woodblock print on paper. Horizontal oban. Signed Utamaro hitsu; publisher Nishimuraya Yohachi. Titled Yamato Yoshinogawa Ikadashi (Yamato Yoshino River Rafters), from the series Shokoku meisho fukei (Places of Famous Landscapes). Illustrating women crossing the Yoshino River in Yamato Province on wooden rafts paddled by young boys. SIZE of the sheet 35.8 x 23.4 cm Condition: Old wear, soiling, and browning of paper. Minor creasing to the edges, few tiny tears and wormholes, trimmed margins, all backed by Japan paper. Mounted on a paper passepartout. Koikawa Harumachi II (fl. circa 1810's-1830's) was the most renowned pupil of Utamaro I. He adopted the name Utamaro II after marrying Utamaro (I)’s widow in 1806.

Estim. 150 - 300 EUR

KITAGAWA UTAMARO: A LOT WITH TWO WOODBLOCK PRINTS KITAGAWA UTAMARO: A LOT WITH TWO WOODBLOCK PRINTS By Kitagawa Utamaro (c. 1754–1806) Japan, c. 1790s-1800s, Edo period (1615-1868) Color woodblock prints on paper. Vertical oban. 1. One sheet of triptych. Signed Utamaro hitsu. Titled Women Engaged in the Sericulture Industry. Depicting stages of silk production by female workers: stretching silk and floss on posts, hanging them on a line. SIZE of the sheet 36.7 x 25.2 cm Utamaro's fundamental curiosity about women was not limited to any one group or activity. In this print, he shows us women working in silk production, an important occupation for women and an important part of the Edo economy. Its composition reads more like a tableau vivant, with the workers merely suggesting their activities. 2. Signed Toyokuni ga. Titled Actor Ichikawa Yaozo as Obiya Nagaemon and Actor Iwai Kumesaburo as Shinanoya Ohan. SIZE of the sheet 36.3 x 23.8 cm Condition: Presenting well, with wear and browning of paper. Fading of colors, creasing, folds, and few wormholes and losses with associated repairs. One sheet backed with Japan paper. Provenance: Family collection of either Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) or his son-in-law Louis (Loek) Borensztajn (1935-2021), Netherlands. Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) was an architect, art collector, dealer, and founder of the first Museum of Japanese Art in the Middle East. He became one of the world’s leading collectors of Japanese art, starting at the age of 18, and continued to collect and work as an art dealer in Berlin in the 1920s. In the 1930s Felix Tikotin fled from the Nazis and hid his collection in the Netherlands. After the war, he decided that his collection should be taken to Israel, where in 1959 and with the help of Abba Hushi, who was the mayor of Haifa, The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art was established. The Museum's collection comprises more than 8,000 items of art and crafts. Museum comparison: Compare a closely related print of women engaged in sericulture, one sheet of triptych, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number JP2731.

Estim. 150 - 300 EUR

KITAGAWA UTAMARO: A GROUP OF THREE WOODBLOCK PRINT ALBUMS KITAGAWA UTAMARO: A GROUP OF THREE WOODBLOCK PRINT ALBUMS By Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) Japan, 1798 Woodblock print albums. Ink and color on paper. Each ehon (picture book) sewn together and containing various illustrations. This set consists of Vol. 3, Vol. 4, and Vol. 5 of the same series. Illustrating scenes from everyday life. Dimensions: 22.7 x 15.9 cm (each) Condition: Overall good condition with minor wear and slight browning of paper. Some fading, minor stains, wear to the covers, loose threads with some associated loose pages, few tears, and some creasing. Provenance: Estate of Wolfgang Zacke (1942-2022), co-founder of Galerie Zacke, thence by descent.

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