kitagawa-utamaro-ii-japanese-d-1831-i-the-lovers-i
Lot 33
Kitagawa Utamaro II (Japanese, d. 1831), The Lovers
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
C. 1797, ink and colors on paper, woodblock print, signed Utamaro hitsu, published by Moriya Jihei, framed with mat, not examined outside of the frame.

Frame dimensions 25 x 18 3/4 in., Print 13 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.

From the Estate of Belle W. Baruch, South Carolina and New York
By descent through the family of F. John Vernberg, South Carolina


Significant loss to color so now appears monochrome; some surface wear; some wormhole damage near lower edge; not examined outside of the frame.