Plum Blossoms (Ume no hana), from the series Beauties Compared to Flowers (Bijin hana kurabe)

「美人花競　梅の花」

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; 36.7 x 25 cm (14 7/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

Credit Line Gift of L. Aaron Lebowich

Accession NumberRES.51.106

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Gekkô
月耕

Marks Artist's seal

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