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Utamaro II (?-1831) (?).
(Bijin reading a scroll).
Col. woodcut ôban, signed Utamaro hitsu, publ. Muraya Jinpachi.
- Wormholed in left margin; sl. dam. in corners and cut short; margins partly strengthened; mounted on board along margins; horizontal fold. Sold w.a.f.
AND 7 others, all monochrome woodcut bookillustrations, i.a. a woodcut of a crab under a reed plant (16x21,8 cm. Laid down). - ADDED: a small miscellaneous collection of Japanese col. woodcut items, i.a. 13 col. woodcuts on crêped paper (partly dam.), a sm. illustrated ehon (2 parts in 1 vol. Title unread) and three home-made four-sided lamp-shades: 2x with use of a Japanese col. woodcut and 1x w. use of watercolour by "C.K." (most likely Catharina Kool).
€ (50-70) 110
€ (50-70) 110