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Enjoying a Comparison of the Flowers of the Four Seasons (Hana awase shiki no yûran)

Enjoying a Comparison of the Flowers of the Four Seasons (Hana awase shiki no yûran)

(Japanese, 1835–1900)
(Japanese)
1881 (Meiji 14), January
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 36 x 73.8 cm (14 3/16 x 29 1/16 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.517a-c
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenancePreviously owned by various dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.
Mirror of Famous People in Peaceful Times (Taihei yûmei kagami)
Mirror of Famous People in Peaceful Times (Taihei yûmei kagami)
Toyohara Kunichika
about 1878 (Meiji 11)
Actor Sawamura Tosshô II as Kichiza
Actor Sawamura Tosshô II as Kichiza
Toyohara Kunichika
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 10th month
Courtesan of the Ebiya, from the series A Master Text of Popular Songs (Hauta tora no maki)
Courtesan of the Ebiya, from the series A Master Text of Popular Songs (Hauta tora no maki)
Toyohara Kunichika
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 3rd month
Courtesan of the Sanotsuchiya, No. 1 from the series A Master Text of Popular Songs (Hauta tora no maki)
Courtesan of the Sanotsuchiya, No. 1 from the series A Master Text of Popular Songs (Hauta tora no maki)
Toyohara Kunichika
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 11th month
Courtesan of the Owariya, No. 22 from the series A Master Text of Popular Songs (Hauta tora no maki)
Courtesan of the Owariya, No. 22 from the series A Master Text of Popular Songs (Hauta tora no maki)
Toyohara Kunichika
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 2nd month
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Tsubone Iwafuji
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Tsubone Iwafuji
Toyohara Kunichika
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 1st month
Lord Genji's Cormorant Fishing Excursion (Genji no kimi ukai gyoyû no zu)
Lord Genji's Cormorant Fishing Excursion (Genji no kimi ukai gyoyû no zu)
Toyohara Kunichika
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 2nd month
Lord Genji's Cormorant Fishing Excursion (Genji no kimi ukai gyoyû no zu)
Lord Genji's Cormorant Fishing Excursion (Genji no kimi ukai gyoyû no zu)
Toyohara Kunichika
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 2nd month
Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III as the Female Bandit (Onna tôzoku) Omatsu
Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III as the Female Bandit (Onna tôzoku) Omatsu
Toyohara Kunichika
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 1st month
Woman Holding Fan, from the series Thirty-six Elegant Selections of Charming Figures (Tsuya sugata sanjûrokkasen)
Woman Holding Fan, from the series Thirty-six Elegant Selections of Charming Figures (Tsuya sugata sanjûrokkasen)
Toyohara Kunichika
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 10th month
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as the Footman (Yakko) Shihei
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as the Footman (Yakko) Shihei
Toyohara Kunichika
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 1st month
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Actors Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the Outcaste (Hinin) Jirobei (R), Onoe Kikujirô II as Jirobei's Wife (Nyôbô) Okisa, Ichimura Uzaemon XIV as Tamaya ShInbei (C), and Bandô Mitsugorô VI as Mikuni Kojorô (L)
Toyohara Kunichika
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 9th month