A Collection of
Flowers―Beautiful Women Compared
(Hana awase tôsei bijin awase, 花合 當世美人合)
Publisher: Kawaguchi-ya Chôzô
c. 1830s
This series likens contemporary beauties to different flowers. It is not listed in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). The prints are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban. I am grateful to Ward Pieters for assisting with this series. |
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Flowers: Heartvine and bamboo grass Description: Beauty fixing
her hair |
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Flowers: Morning
glories Description: Beauty making
tea |
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Flowers: Description: Beauty
clutching a letter |
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Flowers: Wild carnations Description: Beauty
standing under a tree |
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Flowers: Cherry blossoms Description: Beauty with a
dog |
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