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Comparisons of Flowers and Beauties (Hana soroe bijin kurabe): Yuzuri of Shinbashi (R), Sono of Shinbashi (C), and Tori of Shinbashi (L)


「花揃美人くらへ」「新はし ゆつり」 「新はし その」 「新はし とり」
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Masadaya Heikichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1871 (Meiji 4), 4th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 37 x 74.9 cm (14 9/16 x 29 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1237-9
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionTriptych: 00.1237 (right), 00.1238 (left), 00.1239 (center)
Signed Toyohara Kunichika hitsu (on each sheet)
豊原国周筆
Marks Censor's seal: Goat 4 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Katada Hori Chô
改印:未四改
彫師:片田彫長
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)