Description
KAIGETSUDO SCHOOL
A polychrome kakejiku on paper, depicting a full-length, three-quarter-profile bijin striding forward in her high geta, her head slightly tilted and turned to one side, dressed in a floral kimono in multiple layers.
With two red seals in the lower left-hand corner, barely legible. On the reverse, the name ‘Utamaro’ is written in calligraphy.
The ends are in brown and mother-of-pearl.
(Stains, slight wear to the pigments, small creases).
Japan, Edo period, first half of the 18th century.
KAIGETSUDO SCHOOL, KAKJIKU, COLOURS ON PAPER, JAPAN, EDO PERIOD, FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY.
DIM. 82.5 X 33 CM (32 1/2 X 13 IN.)
Note
The Kaigetsudo School is a major Japanese artistic movement within ukiyo-e (paintings and prints), founded in Edo between 1700 and 1714 by the master Kaigetsudo Ando (1671–1743). Specialising in bijinga (depictions of beautiful women, particularly courtesans), this movement developed a distinctive style.
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About the sale
THE BERNARD ROUSSEAU COLLECTION – DRAWINGS BY HOKUSAI, PAINTINGS FROM JAPAN AND CHINA
Auction location
Auction time
10/22/2026 at 3:30 PM
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