Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806), Dream of youth, wakamono no fume signed Utamaro hitsu, Ca. 1801- 1802 oban tate-e format Nishiki-e print, ink and polychromy on paper, from the series "Good dreams are as much Miru-gatoku eiga no issui. A wakashu, or "beautiful young man", dreams of sleeping with a a famous courtesan of high rank (the dream is revealed in a revealed in a cartoon-like bubble above his head) above his head), while a young woman solicitously a young woman solicitously wraps a jacket around his around his shoulders lest he catch a cold (Ref. (Ref. Ian Buruma). Publisher unknown Provenance: Jeannette Ostier Gallery