

Lot 84*
Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) Circa 1802
11 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,280 inc. premium
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Circa 1802
Two shunga prints from Ehon Komachi-biki (Picture book: Pulling Komachi), both depicting a couple making love in an interior, one of lovers on a sleeping mat in summer, the other of lovers in front of a low screen painted with plum blossoms; unsigned. Oban, each sheet approx. 25cm x 38cm (9 7/8in x 15in). (2).
Two shunga prints from Ehon Komachi-biki (Picture book: Pulling Komachi), both depicting a couple making love in an interior, one of lovers on a sleeping mat in summer, the other of lovers in front of a low screen painted with plum blossoms; unsigned. Oban, each sheet approx. 25cm x 38cm (9 7/8in x 15in). (2).
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大判錦絵 春画 2枚 喜多川歌麿 絵本小町引 1802年頃