Comparisons of Flowers and Beauties (Hana soroe bijin kurabe): Yuzuri of Shinbashi (R), Sono of Shinbashi (C), and Tori of Shinbashi (L)
Toyohara Kunichika
(Japanese, 1835–1900)
Masadaya Heikichi
(Japanese)
Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô)
(Japanese)
1871 (Meiji 4), 4th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 37 x 74.9 cm (14 9/16 x 29 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession number00.1237-9
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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)
Toyohara Kunichika
about 1878 (Meiji 11)
Toyohara Kunichika
1881 (Meiji 14), January
Toyohara Kunichika
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 3rd month
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)
Toyohara Kunichika
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 2nd month
Toyohara Kunichika
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 2nd month
Toyohara Kunichika
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 2nd month
Toyohara Kunichika
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 1st month
Toyohara Kunichika
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 10th month
Toyohara Kunichika
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 1st month