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「当世美人色競 山下花」
Flowers of Yamashita (Yamashita no hana), from the series Comparing the Charms of Modern Beauties (Tôsei bijin irokurabe)
「当世美人色競 山下花」
Kitao Masanobu (Santô Kyôden) (Japanese, 1761–1816)
Japanese
Edo period
late 1780s (Tenmei to Kansei era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.4 x 24.7 cm (14 5/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Nellie Parney Carter Collection—Bequest of Nellie Parney Carter
Accession Number34.364
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e taikei 3 (1976), #74; TNM Ukiyo-e cat. 2 (1962), #1384
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.5708, 34.364
Signed
Kitao Masanobu ga
北尾正演画
北尾正演画
Provenance1934, bequest of Nellie Parney Carter to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 4, 1934)