Kerria Roses (Yamabuki), from the series Beauties Compared to Flowers (Bijin hana kurabe)

「美人花競　山吹」

Ogata Gekkô (Japanese, 1859–1920)
Publisher: Takekawa Risaburô (Chikusendô) (Japanese)

Japanese

Meiji era

1891 (Meiji 24)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36 × 24.9 cm (14 3/16 × 9 13/16 in.)

Credit Line Gift of the Anne Gordon Keidel Trust of June 2016

Accession Number2016.1492

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Gekkô
月耕

Marks Artist's seal

ProvenanceAnne Gordon Keidel (d. 2016), West Newton, MA; 2016, bequest of Anne Gordon Keidel to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 9, 2016)