This is a woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro. The title given on the back of the frame is “A Summer Evening, ” but you can find this print elsewhere under other titles, including Woman Sitting on Edge of Veranda. The image is of a young woman relaxing on a bench in a blue kimono with delicate flowers, a fan in one hand. To her right are a tobacco pipe and case, and a bowl. Barely seen through the window blind behind her is a bamboo plant. She is sitting with one knee up, with a bare foot. The sandal below her has been discarded next to her other sandaled foot. The print is mounted on a gold foil frame, behind which is silk fabric in pale teal, textured with gray flowers and filligree. A collector has told me this is likely a re-carved version of the original print. This history is hand-written on the back of the painting by my grandmother, Constance’s cousin. The label reads: K. Antique and Modern Colour Prints, Water Coloured Pictures, Photographs and Place Cards. ARTISTIC FRAMING OUR SPECIALTY. 14, Motokago-machi, NAGASAKI, JAPAN. The item “Antique Japanese Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) Woodblock Print Framed with Glass” is in sale since Saturday, July 17, 2021. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “morphkimb” and is located in Phoenix, Arizona. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.
- Primary Material: Paper
- Color: Multi-Color
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Reproduction
- Region of Origin: Japan
- Age: 1800-1849
- Maker: Kitagawa Utamaro