| Artist |
Utagawa School |
| Title |
Utagawa School -- "Pair D -- Shunga and 'Hanshita'" |
| Date |
Meiji Period (ca1870/80's) |
| Series |
na |
| Publisher |
Privately printed. |
| Seal, Carver/Printer |
na |
| Image Size |
Each print 3 1/4 x 4 5/8 ("koban yoko-e"). |
| Impression |
Fine. Nice "bokashi" shading; "burnishing" to black areas. Nicely detailed carving of hair-lines; crisp line-work. |
| Condition |
Good. Fresh colors. (Some soiling; some creasing; few scattered marks; light wear.) Unbacked.
Trimmed at keyblock's "cut-mark." |
| Reference/Illus |
na |
| Comments |
A delightful Meiji-period "shunga" print along with it's matching black "key-block" ("hanshita") print. Quite
clean for "shunga." A rarely seen pair. |
| Item # |
BG-704 |
| Price |
$130 (Reserved/PH) |