Kitagawa Utamaro Woodblocks Pulled from "Gifts of the Ebb Tide," Circa 1789

Item Details

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (Japanese, circa. 1754 – 1806)
Depictions of shells in oceanic scapes, circa 1789
Woodblock on paper
Unsigned
Pulled from Gifts of the Ebb Tide, also known as The Shell Book, (Shiohi no tsuto)[ 潮干のつと]
Likely from the second printing.

Condition

- undulations; foxing; dogeared corners; small spots of termite grazing to sheets; verticle center creases to sheets, as issued; debris beneath glazing; major abrasions, scratches to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame.

• Item not examined outside of mounting.

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Item #

ITMGR35629