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Utamaro : estampes japonaises tirées des collections de mm. Bing, Bouasse-Lebel, Bullier [et al.] et exposée au Musée des arts décoratifs en janvier 1912. Catalogue

Musée des arts décoratifs (France) · 1912 · Paris : Ateliers photo-mécaniques D.-A Longuet · 10 pictures

A 1912 Paris exhibition catalogue from the Musée des arts décoratifs, reproducing Japanese woodblock prints by Kitagawa Utamaro from several private collections, printed by photomechanical plates for scholars and collectors. The plates show paired and triptych compositions of women in patterned kimono, hair ornaments and interior settings, with some insets and calligraphic cartouches that a designer could borrow for layout, pattern and hair-and-garment detail.

Kitagawa, Utamaro, 1753?-1806

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