OGIYA NO HANAOGI: THE BEAUTY, HANAOGI OF THE OGIYA, HOUSE OFPROSTITUTION.

Kyoto 1960's. Kyoto Hanga In. Single woodblock color print, 26.8 x 40 cm. margins included, pristine, as new, lightly mounted on a mat, superb color, flawless. . . *** Utamaro Kitagata, (1750 -1806), a Japanese Woodblock reprint, hand woodblock printed in full color, a stunning copy of the original. . *** TITLE: This work depicts the stunning beauty, "Haogi of the Ogiya." From the series, 'Renowned Beauties Likened to the Six Immortal Poets Hanaogi of the Ogiya.' . *** SUBJECT: Hanaogi holds a letter-scroll and a Fude [bamboo brush] contemplating a letter to her lover. . *** WHO WAS UTAMARO: KITAGAWA Utamaro [1754-1806], was the son and pupil of Toriyama Sekiyen, one of the leading artists of the Ukiyo-E School. The foremost painter of women. He had several pupils and innumerable imitators and forgers of his name, among the latter were Toyokuni and more particularly Yeizan. Extracted from Stewart below. . *** THE CARVER/PRINTER: This print was expertly carved by Harada Kame and superbly printed by Ito Satoshi. . *** CONDITION: The work is pristine, no issues. Printed with the rare crushed mica background. Flawless ! . *** REFERENCES: STEWART, Basil. JAPANESE COLOUR-PRINTS AND THE SUBJECTS THEY ILLUSTRATE: A Guide for the Collector & Student with Description of the Subjects Illustrated in Landscape, Drama, Story and Portraiture. * VON SEIDLITZ, W. A HISTORY OF JAPANESE COLOUR-PRINTS. * LANE, Richard. IMAGES FROM THE FLOATING WORLD: THE JAPANESE PRINT, INCLUDING AN ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF UKIYO-E: Utamaro entries on pp.21, 124,127, 135-41, 341-346. * [ISHII, Kendon.] NISHIKI-E NO ARATAME-IN NO KOH-SHOH: READINGS OF CENSOR'S SEALS ON JAPANESE PRINTS * ROBERTS, Laurance P. A DICTIONARY OF JAPANESE ARTISTS PAINTING, SCULPTURE, CERAMICS, PRINTS, LACQUER: p.193. * KOBAYASHI, Tadashi. UTAMARO. *** .