Keisei hana kurabe (Courtesans and Flowers Compared)

Description

Colour woodblock print from the series Keisei hana kurabe (Courtesans and Flowers Compared), depicting the courtesan Mitsusode of Owariya and her girl attendant: Japan, by Senchō, c. 1825

Museum reference

A.1887.745.44.98

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Woodblock print

Production information

Senchō Teisai, 1830 - 1850 (fl.), Artist
Japan, East Asia
Tsutaya Kichizō, 1820 - 1890 (fl.), Publisher

Date

c. 1825

Materials

Paper

Associations

Depicted: Mitsusode of Owariya