Lot 78191 · 2025 March 20 Masterpieces: Japanese Prints from the Nelkin Collection Signature® Auction
Two Bijin Carrying Candles
Kitagawa Utamaro · Woodblock print
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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2025 March 20 Masterpieces: Japanese Prints from the Nelkin Collection Signature® Auction · 20 March 2025
- Dimensions
- 14-1/4 x 9-5/8 inches (36.2 x 24.4 cm) (sheet, ōban )
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13473145
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Kitagawa Utamaro, Two Bijin Carrying Candles. Heritage Auctions, 20 Mar 2025, lot 78191. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13473145.
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Kitagawa Utamaro, Two Bijin Carrying Candles. Heritage Auctions, 20 Mar 2025, lot 78191. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13473145.
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From the same sale 2025 March 20 Masterpieces: Japanese Prints from the Nelkin Collection Signature® Auction · Mar 2025
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