Begonia (Shûkaidô), from the series Beauties Compared to Flowers (Bijin hana kurabe)

「美人花競　秋海棠」

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

Japanese

Meiji era

1887 (Meiji 20)

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36.9 x 25.2 cm (14 1/2 x 9 15/16 in.)

Credit Line Gift of L. Aaron Lebowich

Accession NumberRES.51.151

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Gekkô
月耕

Marks Artist's seal

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