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Comparisons between beauties and flowers
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Comparisons between beauties and flowers

Ogata Gekkô · 1887 - 1896 · color woodcut; blind-stamped; paper; brocade (textile); gold powder; zilverpoeder

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Album with the complete print series 'Bijin hana kurabe'; light brown brocade cover with vine pattern; blank title strip at the top center; title page with a pattern of a landscape with coniferous trees in gold and silver; 13 sheets: table of contents; 24 prints depicting women during various activities, the first print being 'flower arranging during New Year'; colophon. Preserved in a red chitsu (foldable box).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineVergelijkingen tussen schoonheden en bloemen. 1887 - 1896. Ogata Gekkô. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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