Property from an Important European Collection (Lots 1 - 17,𒅌 All Formerly in the Collection of Henri Vever)
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Kappa violating an awabi diver | Edo period, late 18th century
Lot Closed
July 21, 01:12 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
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Property ꦜfrom an Important European Collecti꧋on (Lots 1 - 17, All Formerly in the Collection of Henri Vever)
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806)
Kappa violating an awabi diver
Edo period, late 18th century
woodblock print, shunga, from the album the Pillow Book (Utamakura), published by Tsutaya Juzaburo (Koshodo) in 1788; with collector’s seal H.V., with&ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚnbsp;original Sotheby's paper sale folder depicting Henri Vever monogram
Horizontal oban: 23 x 36.2 cm., 9 x 14¼ in.
Sotheby’s, London, Highly Important Japanese Prints from the Henri Vever Collection: Final Part, 30 October 1997, Lot 101.