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Hanakawado, from the series One Hundred Beautiful Women at Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho hyakunin bijo)


「江戸名所百人美女 花川戸」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Other artist: Utagawa Kunihisa II (Japanese, 1832–1891)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirô (Shôrindô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 12th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 37 x 25.3 cm (14 9/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.787
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.787, 11.15305, 11.29988
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (main image); Kunihisa ga (inset)
豊国画(年玉枠)、国久画
Marks Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 12
No blockcutter's mark
改印:改、巳十二
彫師:なし
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1900)