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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.697
People
Kitao Shigemasa, Japanese (1739 - 1820)
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章, Japanese (1726 - 1792)
Title
A Comparison of Beauties of the Green Houses: A Mirror of Their Lovely Forms (Seirō bijin awase sugata kagami) in 2 volumes
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Seirō bijin awase sugata kagami
Classification
Prints
Work Type
book
Date
Edo period, published 1776
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Tōkyō
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/96907

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pair of ukiyo-e woodblock-printed books; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H. 28.1 cm x W. 18.7 cm x D. 2.5 cm (11 1/16 x 7 3/8 x 1 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: seal of Konami Bunko

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.697
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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