The Hibiscus Cannot Compare to the Makeup of a Beauty (Fuyô wa bijin no yosooi ni oyobazu), from an untitled series of Chinese poems – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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The Hibiscus Cannot Compare to the Makeup of a Beauty (Fuyô wa bijin no yosooi ni oyobazu), from an untitled series of Chinese poems

The Hibiscus Cannot Compare to the Makeup of a Beauty (Fuyô wa bijin no yosooi ni oyobazu), from an untitled series of Chinese poems

唐詩　「芙蓉不至美之粧」

Katsukawa Shunchô (Japanese, active about 1780–1801)

Japanese

Edo period

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

Dimensions Vertical chûban; 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.5918

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionThe first line of a Chinese poem by Wang Changling (698-756).
王昌齢　「西宮秋怨」　巻七

Signed (seal only)

Marks No publisher's mark
Artist's seal: Shunchô
版元：なし

ProvenanceMarch 1914, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from H. Appleton collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.