Antique Japanese Woodblock Print By KITAGAWA UTAMARO - Courtesan, Head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, holding a scroll and chewing on the end of a brush. 18th/19th Century. Approximately 9 5/8" Wide x 14 1/2" High.
For Similar Examples:
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/jpd/item/2008661201/
Japanese Art Open Database
http://www.jaodb.com/db/ItemDetail.asp?item=31379
http://www.jaodb.com/db/ItemDetail.asp?item=31380
Museum of Fine Arts
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/234127
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/206421
Honolulu Museum of Art
http://www.honoluluacademy.org/art/11248
For a Similar Example:
Sotheby's London October 8, 2020 - Private Collection Of Japanese Prints: Lot # 1:
KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1754-1806)
EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY
A LADY WITH A HAIRPIN
woodblock print, from the series A Selection of Eastern Beauties (Azuma bijin erami), signed Utamaro hitsu, circa 1798
aiban:
32.5 x 22 cm, 12¾ x 8¾ in.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Price Realized 25,200 GBP (32,614USD)