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Assortment of Celebrated Beauties: A Contest of Flowers in Full Bloom (Meiyo beppin-zoroi, kaika no kisoi)

Assortment of Celebrated Beauties: A Contest of Flowers in Full Bloom (Meiyo beppin-zoroi, kaika no kisoi)

(Japanese, active about 1836–1887)
(Japanese)
late 1870s
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 36.2 x 74.1 cm (14 1/4 x 29 3/16 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.540a-c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenancePrevious to 2000, purchased by Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf in London or Tokyo; 2000, gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 26, 2000)
The Front Entrance of the Tsukiji Hotel in Tokyo (Tôkyô Tsukiji Hoterukan omotegake no zu)
The Front Entrance of the Tsukiji Hotel in Tokyo (Tôkyô Tsukiji Hoterukan omotegake no zu)
Utagawa Yoshitora
1870 (Meiji 3), 8th month
An Accurate Picture of the Mitsui Building at Suruga-chô in Tôkyô (Tôkyô Suruga-chô Mitsui shôsha no zu)
An Accurate Picture of the Mitsui Building at Suruga-chô in Tôkyô (Tôkyô Suruga-chô Mitsui shôsha no zu)
Utagawa Yoshitora
1874 (Meiji 7), February
View of Zôjô-ji Temple in Shiba (Shiba Zôjô-ji no kei), from the series newly Selected Famous Places in Edo (Shinsen Edo meisho)
View of Zôjô-ji Temple in Shiba (Shiba Zôjô-ji no kei), from the series newly Selected Famous Places in Edo (Shinsen Edo meisho)
Utagawa Yoshitora
1855 (Ansei 2), 5th month
Snow in the Temple Garden in Nippori (Nippori jiin teisetsu no zu), from the series Famous Places in Edo, a New Selection (Shinsen Edo meisho)
Snow in the Temple Garden in Nippori (Nippori jiin teisetsu no zu), from the series Famous Places in Edo, a New Selection (Shinsen Edo meisho)
Utagawa Yoshitora
1855 (Ansei 2), 5th month
Courtesan on Parade
Courtesan on Parade
Utagawa Yoshitora
1859 (Ansei 6), 1st month
Actors Nakamura Fukusuke I as Tokijirô and Iwai Kumesaburô III as Urazato
Actors Nakamura Fukusuke I as Tokijirô and Iwai Kumesaburô III as Urazato
Utagawa Yoshitora
1857 (Ansei 4), 3rd month
Kumai Taro Fighting a Bear
Kumai Taro Fighting a Bear
Utagawa Yoshitora
1852 (Kaei 5), intercalary 2nd month
Actors Nakamura Fukusuke II as Kanae Kingorô and Onoe Kikujirô II as the Geisha Gaku no Kosan
Actors Nakamura Fukusuke II as Kanae Kingorô and Onoe Kikujirô II as the Geisha Gaku no Kosan
Utagawa Yoshitora
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 10th month
Yamamoto Kansuke at the Battle of Kawanakajima
Yamamoto Kansuke at the Battle of Kawanakajima
Utagawa Yoshitora
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Kerria Roses (Yamabuki), from the series Modern Figures in a Contest of Flowers (Hana kurabe imayô sugata)
Kerria Roses (Yamabuki), from the series Modern Figures in a Contest of Flowers (Hana kurabe imayô sugata)
Utagawa Yoshitora
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Chrysanthemums (Kiku no hana), from the series Modern Figures in a Contest of Flowers (Hana kurabe imayô sugata)
Chrysanthemums (Kiku no hana), from the series Modern Figures in a Contest of Flowers (Hana kurabe imayô sugata)
Utagawa Yoshitora
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
a-b
Actors Bandô Hikosaburô V as Oguri Sôtan, actually Kaneuji; Sawamura Tosshô II as Manchô's Daughter (Musume) Okoma (R); and Sawamura Tanosuke III as Kohagi, actually Terute-hime (L)
Utagawa Yoshitora
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 10th month