Item from the Mokuhankan Flea Market

Reading a Letter in Mosquito Net

Size: 42.0cm by 27.0cm (16.54 in by 10.63 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Kitagawa Utamaro

Era: Mid Showa | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 9,000$ 83.00£ 67.25€ 77.00 [Item has been sold]

Description: This print depicts a beautiful young woman crouching down in front of a lantern, trying to get better light to read a letter. The way she holds the letter, almost crumpling it, suggests a sense of urgency - she must know now what it says. The light from the lantern is depicted in straight beams seemingly "cutting" the print into sections.

This particular print is a mid-1970s reproduction by the Takamizawa Company.

This print is a little toned, especially the bottom left part.

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