Marvelous Portrait of Edo Period Beauties! We are very fortunate to be able to offer this antique Meiji era reprint. It is from our rare print collection. It is, of course, a Kitagawa Utamaro masterwork. The title is Okita and Ofuji. Without a doubt, Utamaro Japanese, c. His classic head and shoulders portraits of courtesans, geishas and teahouse waitresses are among the most sought after of all prints. In fact, many serious collectors consider Utamaro’s beauties to be the very soul of Ukiyo-e, the art of the Floating World. Utamaro’s masterworks are in the collections of many of the world’s great museums. Among them are the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the British Museum, London; the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia; and the Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo. Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese, c. TITLE: Okita and Ofuji. MEDIUM: Authentic polychrome woodblock print. Ink and color on handmade. 14 ¾” x 10 1/8″; (37,5 cm x 25,7 cm). CONDITION: Exquisite antique reprint. Superb condition for its age. Wonderful color and stunning detail. Slight soiling and wrinkling. Distressed grey mica background. Thinning or small remnant from previous mounting on top edge of verso. Please take a moment to carefully examine the scans. The Uki Arts Gallery.
