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(Ukiyo-e.) Kitagawa Utamaro (illustrator, Japanese, 1753-1806). ‘Seiro ehon Nenchu Gyoji [Yoshiwara picture book Annual events]’, 2 vols. Original embossed blue card covers, sewn, with paper title slips to the top left-hand corners. Colour woodblock titles plus 20 double page colour woodblock scenes of seasonal events with courtesans in Yoshiwara. A nineteenth century printing of a work originally published in 1804. Contemporary stab bound wraps, printed paper labels (2)
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