Can anyone read Japanese

[jtw1313]

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[jtw1313]

Found this stamp on the back to

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[tamrock]

I can't. They only taught me how to read English in the schools I attended, but your post did raise a question in my mind though. I wonder really how many Americans can actually read Japanese.

 

[jtw1313]

Doesn't look like many lol

 

[Silver Worm]

It says "Made in China."

 

[2screwed]

I can't read Japanese but I do have a link to a great Japanese print research site. All you have to do is upload an image to it and it pulls up all the matching images in it's database. You might want to bookmark this one for future reference should you ever need it. I took the liberty of uploading your picture to it, it is called "Three Beauties of the Present Day", and here are the results. You can click on the links on the page for more information:

https://ukiyo-e.org/upload/c3383ce55cd90d9c54a7db88b9e893ff

 

[jamey]

nope can not read it,but lost a good looking red head girl that went over there to teach them English years ago.

 

[jtw1313]

That's a cool site thanks

 

[2screwed]

My pleasure jtw1313, I'm talking to an expert that lives about 60 miles up the road from me right now about it. He says yours is a 20th century reprint valued in the 80-100 range (maybe a little more) if it's not yellowed like your pictures show. Thanks for posting it, talking to this person has been very educational and a lot of fun.

If you happen to read this Jerry, thank you so much for taking the time to talk to me and taking me on a great trip around the web. You sir are a fount of knowledge.

 

[angelito1]

it says utamaro... the upper one is his han (stamp) the stamp on the back states something to the effect of an authorized reprint

 

[jtw1313]

So it could be a reprint authorized from the artist

 

[2screwed]

So it could be a reprint authorized from the artist

No, Kitagawa Utamaro I died in 1806 and this is a 20th century print.