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Chinese Beauty

Chinese Beauty

(Japanese, 1780–1850)
mid 1820s
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 20.5 x 18.2 cm (8 1/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number53.2726
On View
On view
ClassificationsPrints
Description
The subject of this print is somewhat mysterious. The “spring wind” mentioned in the poem blows through a Chinese garden decorated with a scenic rock, where a beautiful woman in elaborate Chinese-style clothing sits on a lacquered chair looking into a magnifying mirror. The mirror may be a magical one from a still-unidentified story, or a depiction of the optical marvels believed to be available in foreign countries.
InscriptionsPoem by Shûyôtei Hyakka
Provenance1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)
A Good Time to Take the First Bath (Yudono hajime yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time to Take the First Bath (Yudono hajime yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
A Good Time for the First Calligraphy (Fude hajime yoshi, from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time for the First Calligraphy (Fude hajime yoshi, from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
A Good Time for the First Boat Ride (Funenorizome yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time for the First Boat Ride (Funenorizome yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
A Good Time to Cut Fingernails (Tsume tori yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time to Cut Fingernails (Tsume tori yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
A Good Time to Open the Storehouse (Kurabiraki yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time to Open the Storehouse (Kurabiraki yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
A Good Time for the Adulthood Ceremony (Genpuku yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time for the Adulthood Ceremony (Genpuku yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
A Good Time for Everything (Yorozu yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time for Everything (Yorozu yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
A Good Time to Begin Studying (Nyûgaku yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time to Begin Studying (Nyûgaku yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
A Good Time to Put on New Clothes (Kisohajime yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time to Put on New Clothes (Kisohajime yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
A Good Time for a Wedding (Yometori yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time for a Wedding (Yometori yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
A Good Time to Start Doing Business (Urisome yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time to Start Doing Business (Urisome yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
Ushiwakamaru (Yoshitsune) and Benkei Playing Sugoroku
Ushiwakamaru (Yoshitsune) and Benkei Playing Sugoroku
Totoya Hokkei
about 1825 (Bunsei 8)