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Kitao Shigemasa
A Mirror of Competing Beauties of the Green Houses1776

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Japanese woodblock print of a wooden building exterior with a barrel and cylindrical objects, featuring a handwritten Japanese sign, in pale gray and olive washes
Japanese woodblock print diptych; left sheet shows a woman in patterned kimono seated on a veranda with small vessels on a low table; right sheet depicts three women in layered kimono gathered around a large brazier, cherry blossoms above, columns of Japanese calligraphy throughout; printed in soft red, gray, and black.
Japanese woodblock print, double-page spread depicting four women in elaborate patterned kimono. Left page shows three figures on a veranda; right page shows a single standing figure beside a flowering shrub and paper lantern. Pink, coral, and gray tones with Japanese calligraphy throughout.
Japanese woodblock print diptych showing five women in elaborate layered kimono with pink, coral, and patterned fabric, walking in groups near architectural elements; vertical columns of Japanese calligraphy at right margins of each sheet.
Artist or Maker
Kitao Shigemasa
Artist or Maker
Katsukawa Shunshō
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.80.219.9
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Japanese Art