Artist: Torii Kiyonaga
Title: Young Lovers
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Saturday, 18 June 2005 Important Pillar Print: The Young Lovers Artist: Kiyonaga Format: Hashira-e: 28" x 5" approx Subject: A mitate of Kanzan and Shite. Two young lovers, the boy reading a love-letter to the girl who simpers behind her sleeve. A besum between them. The poem reads 'Quarrels between new lovers may, perhaps, be swept away with a broom.' A monumental and elegant Kiyonaga design, from his finest period, in superb condition. See Pins, The Pillar Print, page 254, #671 Date: c.1780's Condition: Full size with margins. Mounted on paper with a silk brocade surround. Roller marks. A small wormhole on right edge at top. Very minor marks. Generally almost perfect state of preservation. Colour: Quite astonishingly fresh. Impression: Fine with gauffrage. Estimated Value: ｣10000 - ｣12000
