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UTAGAWA KUNISADA 歌川国貞 (1786–1864) Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th century (2) image 1
UTAGAWA KUNISADA 歌川国貞 (1786–1864) Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th century (2) image 2
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UTAGAWA KUNISADA 歌川国貞 (1786–1864)
Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th century

3 – 11 November 2025, 10:00 GMT
Online, London, New Bond Street

£2,000 - £3,000

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UTAGAWA KUNISADA 歌川国貞 (1786–1864)

Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th century
Oiran Beneath a Cherry Tree
Fan painting mounted as a kakejiku (hanging scroll), ink and colours on mica-coated paper in modern silk mounts by Kami Kentarō: An oiran in her finery with a full set of hair ornaments walking beneath a flowering cherry tree; signed Kunisada ga with two seals; with a modern wood storage box, futomaki roller, and a cardboard slipcase
Overall: 116 × 59cm (45 5/8 × 23 1/4in); image: 16 × 41cm (6 1/4 × 16 1/8in) (2).

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Provenance
Richard Kruml, London, 1985

Kunisada's paintings of geisha and courtesans are now well known thanks to the enthusiasm of collector Roger Weston, see Janice Katz and Mami Hatayama eds., Painting the Floating World: Ukiyo-e Masterpieces from the Weston Collection, exhibition catalogue, The Art Institute of Chicago, 2018, cat. nos.109–115.

This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10), Ref. 6CUJX623.

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