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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
See original version (French)
20
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UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
See original version (French)
Estimate €500 - €700
Voluntary lot
Description
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797–1861)
A small colour painting on silk, depicting two kamuro in kimonos adorned with ôtsu-et, turning round, presumably waiting for the oiran (courtesan) they are accompanying.
Signed ‘Ichiyûsai’ in the lower right-hand corner, above the red seal depicting a stylised paulownia (yoshi-kiri).
(Stains; mounted on cardboard).
Japan, mid-19th century, probably c. 1844.
A SMALL PAINTING, COLOURS ON SILK, SIGNED, JAPAN, MID-19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY CA. 1844.
DIM. (WITHOUT MOUNT) 52 X 33 CM (20 1/2 X 13 IN.)
Note
this painting is reproduced on the website of the leading Kuniyoshi specialist, Robert Schaap, ‘Kuniyoshiproject.com, paintings, miscellaneous paintings’.
Kuniyoshi is best known as one of the leading ukiyo-e printmakers of the first half of the 19th century.
However, he studied the painting styles of the Tosa, Kanô and Maruyama schools. Ichiyûsai is one of his Gô, or artist names.
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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
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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