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Courtesan Wakaume from the Tamaya in Edomachi 1-chome — 江戸町壱丁目　玉屋内　若梅　むめの　いろか
by Utamaro 1 Kitagawa (1753-1806)

Original caretaker of this artwork: Ronin Gallery

	Artist:	Utamaro 1 Kitagawa (1753-1806) — 喜多川歌麿
	Title:	Courtesan Wakaume from the Tamaya in Edomachi 1-chome — 江戸町壱丁目　玉屋内　若梅　むめの　いろか
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1793-1794
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Tsutaya Juzaburo — 蔦屋重三郎
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Tsutaya Juzaburo — 蔦屋重三郎
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Oban
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	46583
	Notes (first edition)?:	Utamaro (1753-1806) Courtesan Wakaume from the Tamaya in Edomachi 1-chome Size: 14.25" x 9.75" Medium: Woodblock Print Date: c. 1793-1794 Signature: Utamaro hitsu Publisher: Tsutaya Juzaburo Seals: Kiwame Inscription: Poem, by Hachi no Nankô: Shiromuku no/ yuki no uchi yori/ saki-idete/ na mo kôbashiki/ Wakaume no hana 白むくの　雪のうちより　咲いでゝ　名もかうばしき　若梅の花　　蜂南江 Signed: Utamaro hitsu 歌麿筆 Censor's seal: kiwame 改印：極 CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ Asano and Clark 1995, #127; Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #27.2, and pl. 121; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 50.1.2; Ukiyo-e taisei 7 (1931), #33
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Utamaro (1753-1806) Courtesan Wakaume from the Tamaya in Edomachi 1-chome Size: 14.25" x 9.75" Medium: Woodblock Print Date: c. 1793-1794 Signature: Utamaro hitsu Publisher: Tsutaya Juzaburo Seals: Kiwame Condition: Very good color, impression and state, pink mica ground