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Lot 89
Attributed to Kitagawa Utamaro (1754 - 1806)
Unravelling the Threads of Desire
Price Realised
GBP 2,250
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Specialist note
This is the final design from Utamaro's erotic book Unravelling the Threads of Desire (Negai no ito-guchi), which depicts the young daughter of a townsman and her lover. The complete book comprises 13 illustrations in total, each featuring couples making love in various settings.
For other designs in the collections of The British Museum, London, and The Metropolitan Museum, New York, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=781707&partId=1
and:
https://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/56714
For other designs in the collections of The British Museum, London, and The Metropolitan Museum, New York, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=781707&partId=1
and:
https://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/56714