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Notes (1st edition)Awabi Fishergirls Artist: Utamaro I Format: Oban tate-e : 15.25" x 10" approx Subject: The right-hand panel from Utamaro's famous Awabi divers triptych. Date: c.1790's
Publisher (this edition): Takamizawa Takamizawa
Date of this item: 1900s
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.:
Condition: Full size with margins. Small professionally restored wormholes. Minor marks and flaws. Quite good state.

Colour: Good with some fading of red block.

Impression: Very good with red outline. This is a variant edition with the kimono of the crouching girl printed in blue rather than brown.


Estimated Value: £1500 - £2500
Awabi Divers by Utamaro. Genuine woodblock print. Fine condition. Oban size measures 16.2 x 10.6 inches. Showa era impression. Takamizawa printer's seal, Okuda carver's seal, and Sato printer's seal on verso. Very beautiful impression.
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