| Artist | Utamaro (KITAGAWA) (1753-1806) |
| Title | "Prelude to Desire -- #N" |
| 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-758 |
| Price | $295 (Sold/AB) |
