Calligraphy (top); Butterfly by Yugai and Cherry Branch by Keirin (bottom), from the harimaze series Handbook of Calligraphy and Painting of Recent Times (Kinsei shoga tekagami)

「近世書画手鏡」

Miyagi Gengyo (Japanese, 1817–1880)
After: Keirin (Japanese)
After: Yugai (Japanese)
Publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 8th month

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban (harimaze); 37 x 25.5 cm (14 9/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Porter Sargent

Accession Number49.1755

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Gengyo sha (in right margin), Yugai (butterfly), Keirin (cherry branch); signature on calligraphy at top unread
蕙琳

Marks Censor's seals: aratame, Tiger 8
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、寅八
彫師：なし