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Katsukawa Shunshō
A Mirror of Competing Beauties of the Green Houses1776

Not on view
Hand-colored woodblock print of botanical specimens including a large yellow chrysanthemum-like flower, needle-leaved plants, broad-leafed rosettes, and pink bell-shaped flowers on cream paper
Japanese woodblock print, double-page spread showing four women in elaborate patterned robes seated on floors in interior settings, engaged in writing or reading; soft pink, red, and gray tones with columns of Japanese calligraphy throughout.
Japanese woodblock print diptych, soft pink and green palette; left panel shows two women in kimono seated near a low table with a garden view beyond shoji screens; right panel shows two standing women in elaborate patterned kimono before a bamboo fence, with columns of Japanese calligraphy throughout.
Japanese woodblock print diptych depicting four women in elaborate patterned kimonos in interior settings; left panel shows a standing woman and a kneeling attendant before shoji screens, right panel shows two seated women with a flowering plum branch visible above a partition, with Japanese calligraphy inscriptions throughout
Japanese woodblock print, double-page spread showing three women in patterned pink and white kimono on a wooden veranda; two figures on the left examine a small cage near a garden with fence and rocks, one figure on the right kneels beside a shoji screen; Japanese cursive script appears throughout, with a title cartouche in the upper right
Japanese woodblock print, two-page spread depicting five women in patterned kimonos in an interior setting; left page shows three figures near a painted screen landscape, right page shows two figures seated on tatami near shoji screens, with scattered Japanese calligraphy throughout, printed in soft pink, green, and gray tones
Japanese woodblock-printed book spread, two pages depicting five figures in elaborately patterned pink and white kimono. Left page shows three women on a veranda beside flowering branches; right page shows two women kneeling near a shoji screen, one bending toward a small lacquered tray. Vertical columns of Japanese script label each figure.
Japanese woodblock print, double-page spread depicting five women in patterned pink and white kimono. Left page shows two figures near a latticed veranda with scattered cherry blossoms; right page shows three figures on a wooden platform beneath a cherry tree, with columns of Japanese cursive script throughout.
Japanese woodblock print diptych; left page shows a kneeling woman in pink and gold kimono beside a flowering arrangement and painted screen; right page depicts three women in patterned kimonos grouped together near a lacquered box and brazier, with a pine tree visible through a shoji screen; vertical columns of Japanese calligraphy and a title cartouche at upper right.
Japanese woodblock print, two-page book spread showing four women in elaborate pink and floral kimono seated on tatami floors in interior settings; left page depicts two figures reading and writing near a folding screen with floral and water motifs; right page shows two figures with lacquerware and decorative objects, shelving unit visible in background; columns of Japanese calligraphy interspersed throughout; delicate line work with soft pink, green, and gray coloring
Japanese woodblock print, double-page spread showing four women in elaborately patterned pink kimono; left page depicts two figures near a veranda with roosters below; right page shows two figures outdoors beside a pine tree, one holding a decorative object; Japanese calligraphy at upper corners and center
Japanese woodblock-printed book opening across two pages, depicting irises and marsh grasses growing from the lower edge; pink-red iris blooms, broad striated leaves, and slender flowering stems rendered in pale green and rose tones against an off-white ground, with small Japanese characters at center spine.
Japanese woodblock print, double-page spread with soft pink, green, and gray tones. Left page: two women in layered robes reading and reclining on the floor. Right page: a woman in pink kimono reclines reading an open book, with lacquered boxes and a red brazier behind her. Japanese calligraphy in upper right corner.
Japanese woodblock print diptych; left panel shows two women in pink and gray patterned kimono seated on a veranda near a pine tree; right panel depicts a standing woman in green floral kimono bending toward a bamboo arrangement with pink blossoms; Japanese calligraphy visible in both panels
Japanese woodblock-printed book spread showing three women in pink and gray kimono on a wooden veranda; left page depicts one figure beside a pine tree with a bird in flight; right page shows two figures near a hanging red lantern and flowering branch, with vertical columns of Japanese calligraphy throughout
Japanese woodblock-printed book illustration across two pages, depicting five women in pink and floral robes seated on tatami floors. Left page shows two figures near a koto with a garden view through shoji screens; right page shows three figures with a shamisen and writing materials. Columns of Japanese calligraphy and a cartouche at upper right.
Japanese woodblock print, two-page spread depicting three women in patterned kimono on a raised platform beneath pine and plum trees; two figures on the left attend to a brazier, while a third on the right leans forward holding a round lantern; soft pink, coral, and pale green palette with fine line detail and Japanese calligraphy at several points
Japanese woodblock print, double-page spread with soft pink and gray tones. Left page: three women in elaborate kimono bent over a decorative lacquered tray on the floor, a potted grass plant behind them. Right page: a standing woman and a kneeling child in patterned kimono before a sliding screen. Japanese calligraphy in upper corners.
Japanese woodblock print diptych; left panel shows two women in patterned robes, one holding a birdcage beneath drooping willow branches; right panel depicts a kneeling woman in pink and white kimono gesturing toward a rushing waterfall amid grasses, with vertical columns of Japanese calligraphy throughout.
Woodblock print diptych in soft pink, green, and gray tones; left panel shows a woman in a patterned kimono kneeling beside a flower arrangement in an interior setting; right panel shows two women in elaborate kimonos seated near shelved objects; Japanese calligraphy scattered throughout both panels
Artist or Maker
Katsukawa Shunshō
Artist or Maker
Kitao Shigemasa
Title
A Mirror of Competing Beauties of the Green Houses
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1776
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Color woodblock print book
Dimensions
11 1/8 x 7 3/8 x 3/8 in. (28.2 x 18.7 x .9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Caroline and Jarred Morse
Accession Number
M.80.219.7
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Japanese Art