Lovely Utamaro beauty reprint. This striking bijin-ga or beauty print is, of course, a Kitagawa Utamaro masterwork. Without a doubt, Utamaro Japanese, c. His classic head and shoulders portraits of courtesans, geishas and teahouse waitresses are among the most sought after of all prints. In fact, many serious collectors consider Utamaro’s beauties to be the very soul of Ukiyo-e, the art of the Floating World. Utamaro’s masterworks are in the collections of many of the world’s leading museums. Among them are the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the British Museum, London; the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia; and the Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo. Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese, c. TITLE: Two Beauties Reading. MEDIUM: Authentic polychrome woodblock print. Ink and color on silk. 15 1/8″ x 10 3/8″; (38,4 cm x 26,4 cm). CONDITION: Beautiful color and marvelous detail. Faint silver mica background. Please take a moment to examine the scans. The Uki Arts Gallery.