Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?-1806)
Lot 2From a Private American Collection

Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?-1806)

The Habit of Looking Clever

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Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?-1806)
The Habit of Looking Clever
The Habit of Looking Clever (Rihatsu no miyuru kuse), from the series Seven Bad Habits (Nakute nana kuse)

Woodblock print, mica to the collar, signed Utamaro hitsu, published by Wakasaya Yoichi (Jakurindo), circa 1797
Vertical oban (37 x 24cm.)

Specialist note

For another impression in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, go to:
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/the-habit-of-looking-clever-rihatsu-no-miyuru-kuse-from-the-series-seven-bad-habits-nakute-nana-kuse-234113