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Woman Reading a Letter, from the series Comparison of Beauties (Bijin awase)

Woman Reading a Letter, from the series Comparison of Beauties (Bijin awase)

「美人あわせ」　文読む美人

Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Publisher: Kawaguchiya Uhei (Fukusendô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1811 (Bunka 8), 8th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 38.4 × 25.3 cm (15 1/8 × 9 15/16 in.)

Credit Line Gift of the Estate of Henry Adams

Accession Number20.129

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.13641, 20.129

Signed Toyokuni ga
豊国画

Marks Censor's seals: kiwame, Hamamatsuya Kôsuke
改印：極、濱幸

ProvenanceHenry Brooks Adams (b. 1838 - d. 1918), Washington, DC; 1920, gift of the estate of Henry Brooks Adams to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 1920)