KITAGAWA UTAMARO: A SURIMONO OF A FOX TRAPPING A WOMAN By Kitagawa Utamaro I (1753-1806), signed Utamaro ga Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Depicting a fox hiding behind a stack of grain, about to catch a woman with a rope while she looks with interest at a trap baited with a mushroom. Embossing on the animal's fur and the stalks of grain. A verse in calligraphy is written above. Framed and matted behind glass. SIZE 22 x 18.5 cm Condition: Very good condition, some fading to colors, overall good impression, with minor browning. Provenance: From the collection of Ernst Michel (d.1949), an architect working in Germany in the first half of the 20th c. and involved with Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus Movement. Literature comparison: A related surimono was sold by the Ronin Gallery in New York, object number #JPR1-67046.