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「本朝風景美人競 紀伊和歌浦」
Wakanoura in Kii Province (Kii Wakanoura), from the series Beauties Compared with Scenic Spots of Our Country (Honchô fûkei bijin kurabe)
「本朝風景美人競 紀伊和歌浦」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
early 1830s (early Tenpô era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37 x 25.9 cm (14 9/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Nellie Parney Carter Collection—Bequest of Nellie Parney Carter
Accession Number34.472
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Other prints in the series: Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 4, Victoria and Albert Museum I (1989), pls. 197, 198
Signed
Kôchôrô Kunisada ga
香蝶楼国貞画
香蝶楼国貞画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
改印:極
Provenance1934, bequest of Nellie Parney Carter to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 4, 1934)