Loquat in a Flower Ball (Kusudama no biwa), from the series Beauties Compared to Flowers (Bijin hana kurabe)

「美人花競　薬玉の枇杷」

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

Japanese

Meiji era

1896 (Meiji 29), February 10

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

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 37 x 25.3 cm (14 9/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

Credit Line Gift of L. Aaron Lebowich

Accession NumberRES.51.150

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 2016.1491, RES.51.150

Signed Gekkô
月耕

Marks Artist's seal: Gekkô

Provenance1951, gift of Louis Aaron Lebowich (b. 1880), Boston, to the MFA.