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Adonis Plant (Fukujusô), from the series Beauties Compared to Flowers (Bijin hana kurabe)


「美人花競 福寿草」
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; 36.6 x 25.1 cm (14 7/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of L. Aaron Lebowich
Accession NumberRES.51.152
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Signed Gekkô
月耕
Marks Artist's seal
Provenance1951, gift of Louis Aaron Lebowich (b. 1880), Boston, to the MFA.