Young Grasses (Wakakusa), from the series Beauties Compared to Flowers (Bijin hana kurabe)

「美人花競　若草」

Ogata Gekkô (Japanese, 1859–1920)
Publisher: Takekawa Risaburô (Chikusendô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Meiji era

1893 (Meiji 26)

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36.5 x 24.9 cm (14 3/8 x 9 13/16 in.)

Credit Line Gift of L. Aaron Lebowich

Accession NumberRES.51.103

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Gekkô
月耕

Provenance1951, gift of Louis Aaron Lebowich (b. 1880), Boston, to the MFA.