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Item from the Mokuhankan Flea MarketOkita Tug-of-war with Nio Guardians Size: 25.5cm by 37.5cm (10.04 in by 14.76 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ? Designer: Kitagawa Utamaro Era: Pre-war | Currency: $ / £ / € Price: ¥ 20,000$ 150.00£ 110.00€ 129.00   Description: This print depicts Okita, a popular teahouse beauty, playing "makura-hiki" (tug-of-war with pillow made of wood) with a large, muscular nio, the guardians of the temple. While the beautiful Okita appears calm and composed, the nio's expression is serious and intense. Utamaro's skillful technique and imagination are clearly at play. This version is likely a pre-war reproduction, but the details are unknown. There is some toning.   There is a slight torn on the right part.  There are some creases on the upper area.     Browse thumbnail pages of various selections from the catalogue ... Mokuhankan Publications:general (107) kacho-e (27) landscape (57) bijin-ga (19) contemporary (19) senshafuda (2) yakusha-e (4) HangaClub (71) ebook (6) miscellaneous (4) 8 Cats (4) supplies (6) [ Also see our Annual Gift Page ] Partner Shops: Kawase Hasui prints (5) Yoshida family prints (29) Doi Hanga prints (13) Miyakodori prints (12) Numabe Mokuhan prints (3) Guest items (22) Mokuhankan Flea Market (All items) general (69) kacho-e (32) yakusha-e (30) landscape (131) bijin-ga (65) nihonga (4) sosaku (1) kuchi-e (0) contemporary (2) set (44) books (5) [ List of Recently sold items ] [ Flea Market Matsuri ] |
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