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Subject:Need help with Asian art signature
Posted By: James Wed, Apr 03, 2019 IP: 2600:387:0:80d:0:0:0

If anyone can help with the signature or information on this artwork it is very much appreciated







Subject:Re: Need help with Asian art signature
Posted By: Stan Wed, Apr 03, 2019

This is some kind of mirror/reverse image derived from a Kitagawa Utmaro Japanese woodblock print. Here is a reprint of the original with some information about the print:

https://www.lot-art.com/auction-lots/Woodblock-print-by-Kitagawa-Utamaro-1753-1806-reprint-Young-woman-blowing-a-popen-glass/20153247-woodblock_print-11.8-catawiki

and here is a Wikipedia article that discusses the print:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujin_S%C5%8Dgaku_Jittai_and_Fujo_Nins%C5%8D_Juppin

Cheers,
Stan

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Subject:Re: Need help with Asian art signature
Posted By: James Thu, Apr 04, 2019

Thank you for the information. I'm wondering if this has been framed backwards.
The print is on some type of silk canvas I believe

Subject:Re: Need help with Asian art signature
Posted By: Stan Fri, Apr 05, 2019

That's a possibility. Utamaro's signature is reversed in the last picture. I suppose it could be hard to tell the front from the back if it is printed on silk.

Cheers,
Stan


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