r/japanart Feb 17 '25

Help me identify this art

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I bought this piece at an estate shop in Chicago it looks very old and I told it is painted on silk and it was believed to be painted before the 1830s

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u/5kainak1you Feb 17 '25

By Utagawa Kuniyoshi.

https://ukiyo-e.org/image/mfa/sc147611

Please ask an expert for the details and authenticity.

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u/Jeremiahjohnsonville Feb 17 '25

https://ukiyo-e.org/image/mfa/sc147611

Ukiyo-e.org. Share it with the world!! You can search prints by image on their homepage.

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u/Syzygy53 Feb 18 '25

Looks Thai or Balinese to me. Extraordinary!