Shirotae of the Tagoya and her kamuro Katsura, from the series Comparison of the Flowers of Fukagawa at the Height of Their Beauty (Tatsumi no hana zensei kurabe)

「巽花全盛競（たつみのはなぜんせいくらべ）　甲子屋内白妙　禿かつら」

Japanese

Meiji era

1870 (Meiji 3), 1st month

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36.5 × 25 cm (14 3/8 × 9 13/16 in.)

Credit Line Gift of L. Aaron Lebowich

Accession NumberRES.52.15

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Chôkarô Yoshiiku hitsu
朝霞楼芳幾画

Marks Censor's seal: Horse 1 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: kiri
改印：午正改
彫師：なし

Provenance1952, gift of Louis Aaron Lebowich (b. 1880), Boston, to the MFA.