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Products from the Drug Store of Takei Ryûzô (top); the Geisha Konobu of Akasaka (bottom right); Sample Kimono Pattern (bottom left), from the series Comparisons of Famous Products, the Pride of Tokyo (Tôkyô jiman meibutsu awase)

(Japanese, 1835–1900)
1897 (Meiji 30), November 10
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 37.7 × 25.7 cm (14 13/16 × 10 1/8 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.299
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.
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