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Yanagawa Shigenobu II (active circa 1830–60)
Kotoba no hana [Flower of Words]
No. 2 from the series Comparison of Flowers (Hana awase)
Woodblock printed surimono, of a woman seated reading books, details embellished in silver metallic pigment, including her kimono which is decorated with spider's webs, signed Yanagawa Shigenobu, circa 1835
Shikishiban surimono (25 x 18.1cm.)
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The "flowers" of this series title are various kinds of women.

For another design from the same series in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, accession number 11.20734, go to www.mfa.org/collections

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