Posted by Guy Pepermans (84.196.50.184) on January 05, 2012 at 17:50:50:
In Reply to: Utamaro 1 or 2 ? posted by Kuro neko on January 05, 2012 at 00:26:31:
I uploaded the image.
Most certainly Utamaro I. Considering the beauties style and the depiction of the faces I should give a date from the late 1790s till 1800.
The print is part of a series of designs of bijin with children. The prints were probably sold separately but together they form a muliptych of at least five prints; cfr the link below to the Ritsumeikan showing four of the designs together.
Past & copy the link below: go in the page that shows up to 'same collection' and go to '800 X' to view them together:
http://www.dh-jac.net/db/arcnishikie/FMPro?-db=nishikie.fmj&-format=results-bigp.htm&-lay=layout2&-sortfield=f1&f00=%3d%22%8c%f6%8a%4a%22&f23=%89%cc%96%9b&f11=1&-max=1&-skip=410&-find=
Guy