Lot 236 Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Kappa violating an awabi diver | Edo period, late 18th century
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| 拍卖公司 | 苏富比 |
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| 拍卖时间 | 2026年06月11日 |
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拍品信息
拍品名称
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806) | Kappa violating an awabi diver | Edo period, late 18th century
起拍价
EUR 18,000
估值区间
18,000 - 22,000 EUR
尺寸
未知
品相
Good impression and colour, vertical centrefold with restoration, minor toning, minor soiling and rubbing, a few small holes and minor wormage patched from verso, the top and bottom right corners with repair, a few further small repairs in the left and right-hand side margins, a few very light crease marks.
If a condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot, it is for guidance purposes only. Such condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alterations, or adaptations because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather a condition report is a statement of subjective, qualified opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For these reasons, any such condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. Prospective buyers should also refer to the Guide for Buyers at Auction which includes important notices concerning the type of property in this sale.
If a condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot, it is for guidance purposes only. Such condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alterations, or adaptations because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather a condition report is a statement of subjective, qualified opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For these reasons, any such condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. Prospective buyers should also refer to the Guide for Buyers at Auction which includes important notices concerning the type of property in this sale.
更多信息
woodblock print, shunga, from the album Poems of the Pillow (Utamakura), published by Tsutaya Juzaburo (Koshodo) in 1788
Horizontal oban: 26.7 x 38.1 cm., 8⅝ by 12⅝ in.
图录
说明：The opening print of the twelve-sheet shunga [lit. 'pictures of spring'] album Utamakura (Poems of the Pillow), widely regarded as one of Utamaro's finest achievements and a landmark of the genre. Two kappa – supernatural water creatures of Japanese folklore – ravish an ama diving girl beneath the waves, while a companion diver watches from a rocky islet above with an expression of horror mixed with fascination.
For further reading see Shugo Asano and Timothy Clark, The Passionate Art of Kitagawa Utamaro (London, 1995), text vol., pp. 278–79; reproduced in colour, plates vol., p. 245.
A similar impression of the same print is in the collection of the British Museum, museum number OA+,0.133.1, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_OA-0-133-1
Horizontal oban: 26.7 x 38.1 cm., 8⅝ by 12⅝ in.
图录
说明：The opening print of the twelve-sheet shunga [lit. 'pictures of spring'] album Utamakura (Poems of the Pillow), widely regarded as one of Utamaro's finest achievements and a landmark of the genre. Two kappa – supernatural water creatures of Japanese folklore – ravish an ama diving girl beneath the waves, while a companion diver watches from a rocky islet above with an expression of horror mixed with fascination.
For further reading see Shugo Asano and Timothy Clark, The Passionate Art of Kitagawa Utamaro (London, 1995), text vol., pp. 278–79; reproduced in colour, plates vol., p. 245.
A similar impression of the same print is in the collection of the British Museum, museum number OA+,0.133.1, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_OA-0-133-1
常见问题
拍品的品相状况如何？
Good impression and colour, vertical centrefold with restoration, minor toning, minor soiling and rubbing, a few small holes and minor wormage patched from verso, the top and bottom right corners with repair, a few further small repairs in the left and right-hand side margins, a few very light crease marks.
If a condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot, it is for guidance purposes only. Such condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alterations, or adaptations because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather a condition report is a statement of subjective, qualified opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For these reasons, any such condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. Prospective buyers should also refer to the Guide for Buyers at Auction which includes important notices concerning the type of property in this sale.
If a condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot, it is for guidance purposes only. Such condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alterations, or adaptations because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather a condition report is a statement of subjective, qualified opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For these reasons, any such condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. Prospective buyers should also refer to the Guide for Buyers at Auction which includes important notices concerning the type of property in this sale.
