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Presented is a beautiful Japanese full oban-size woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro, re-cut and reprinted in the 1960s by Yuyudo Publishing house.
Kitagawa Utamaro was born in 1753 in Edo (modern-day Tokyo) and passed away in 1806. He is revered as one of the foremost Japanese printmakers and painters, renowned for his portrayals of bijin (beautiful women).
Utamaro’s portrayals of women exhibit a sensitivity unmatched by his predecessors among ukiyo-e artists. His work was widely reproduced during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Kansei eras used a variety of techniques and formats and poignantly depicted the inner character of women. The close-up bust portrait of a beauty, known as ökubi-e, was a print form originally invented by Utamaro. This print is one masterpiece from a series presenting views of the various characteristics of women’s physiognomy. The genre nature of this image of a serious-appearing wellborn young girl as she blows on a glass poppin is impressive and unusual. The artist even signed his work “Painted by the physiognomist Utamaro.”
Bi-doro, chanpon, or poppin are delicate glass instruments that look a bit like an inverted wine glass with a lid. The lid part is made of paper-thin glass that moves in and out when you blow into the stem or pipe part, making a sound like “chanpon, chanpon” or “pop-in, pop-in”. They have been made since the Edo period, as can be seen in this famous ukiyo-e by Kitagawa Utamaro in the late 18th century. They are still sold at some summer festivals or folkart stores.
Utamaro is known for creating interesting and unusual situations and reasons for presenting his portraits of perfect beauties.
The seal in the lower-left corner is the original publisher's seal and belongs to Tsuruya Kiemon, a well-established publisher in the late 1700s-early 1800s. It was replicated by Yuyudo.
This is a woodblock print created using the traditional Japanese woodblock technique by one of the best Japanese publishers, Yuyudo Publishing. In the 1950's, as interest in Edo-era woodblock prints was reigniting, Yuyudo embarked upon a project to produce reprints by the great masters from the Golden Age of Ukiyo-e. They hired the finest woodblock printers and carvers in the world for this endeavor. The resulting prints were among the highest-quality reproductions ever made. The print comes in a disposable paper mat.
AUTHOR: Kitagawa Utamaro
TITLE: "Young Lady Blowing Poppin"
SERIES: “Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy” (Fujo ninsō juppen)
CREATED: c.1792-93
PAPER: washi paper
METHOD OF PRINTING: Woodblock printing
PRINTED: c.1960s
PUBLISHER: Yuyudo Publishing
PRINTSIZE: Vertical oban 14.75" X 9.75" (sight)
FRAME SIZE: 19.5" X 13.5
BACKING: No
The condition is very good. Great detail and colors. There is some very minor toning, no foxing, and no losses. Get images that
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