Item from the Mokuhankan Flea MarketWakaume of Tamaya and Her AttendantSize: 41.0cm by 27.5cm (16.14 in by 10.83 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ? Designer: Kitagawa Utamaro Era: Mid Showa | Currency: $ / £ / € Price: ¥ 9,000$ 83.00£ 67.25€ 77.00 Description: In this print, Utamaro depicts Wakaume, the famous courtesan of the Tamaya teahouse in Edo-cho itchome, with one of her child attendants. The kyôka poem in the upper left corner, by Hachi no Nanko, plays on the meaning of Wakaume's name: Blossoming from out of / Her snow white robe / Even her name is fragrant -/ The flower Wakaume [young plum]. The print is thought to have originally been the centre sheet of a triptych, similar portraits of other courtesans forming the left and right sheets. The mica background is a highlight of the print, as is the fine carving of the courtesan's hairline. This particular print is a mid-1970s reproduction by the Takamizawa Company. There are a couple of small blobs of mica powder in the upper left corner of this print: Printer: Kaneda / Carver: Kikuta Browse thumbnail pages of various selections from the catalogue ... Mokuhankan Publications:general (101) kacho-e (27) landscape (55) bijin-ga (17) contemporary (15) senshafuda (2) yakusha-e (4) HangaClub (69) ebook (7) miscellaneous (5) 8 Cats (3) supplies (6) [ Also see our Annual Gift Page ] Partner Shops: Kawase Hasui prints (16) Yoshida family prints (88) Doi Hanga prints (53) Miyakodori prints (5) Numabe Mokuhan prints (3) Guest items (17) Mokuhankan Flea Market (All items) general (40) kacho-e (26) yakusha-e (20) landscape (186) bijin-ga (104) kuchi-e (0) contemporary (0) set (29) books (3) [ List of Recently sold items ] [ Flea Market Matsuri ] |
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