8th Feb, 2023 9:00

Asian Art
 
Lot 1051
 

KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753 - 1806)
A Japanese erotic woodblock print, shunga

KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753 - 1806)

Edo period, 18th / 19th century

Oban yoko-e, Young lovers by a screen, shunga, unmounted

The young man and his elegant partner coyly embark on their erotic adventure, looking for inspiration in a painting on a screen discreetly placed to the left of the scene an invisible to the viewer

22cm high, 32cm long

Provenance: an English private collection, purchased at Christie's London

Estimated at £800 - £1,000

 

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