Modern Comparisons of Flowers and Birds
(Tosei kacho awase, 當聖盛花鳥合)
Publisher: Kawaguchi-ya Chôzô
c. 1835
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This
series compares beautiful women with birds and flowers, which are pictured in
a rectangular inset. The insets are aizuri-e
(pictures printed entirely or primarily in blue). The series is not listed in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson
(Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). The prints are each about 14 by
10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban. |
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Description: standing
woman tying her obi patterned with
birds Inset: Autumn plants
and a flying cuckoo |
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Description: Standing
woman holding out a piece of cloth Inset: Peach
blossoms and a mountain pheasant |
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Description: Standing
beauty Inset: |
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“Robinson” indicates listing in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson, 1961, Victoria and Albert
Museum, London. CLICK
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