Beauties of the Latest Fashion Compared with the Beauty of Flowers (Tosei Bijin), from Flower Playing Cards (Hana-awase)

• Artist: Gosotei Toyokuni II
• Medium: Woodblock print
• Geographical Location: Japan
• Dates: ca. 1830-35
• Period: Edo Period
• Dimensions: 15 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (38.7 x 26.7 cm)
• Markings: Publisher's seal. Censor seal: Kiwame
• Signature: Artist's signature: Toyokuni ga.
• Collection: Asian Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 2N12, A511
• Accession Number: 76.151.14
• Image: 76.151.14_print_IMLS_SL2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Woman, dressed in kimono with bat design and obi sash of eggplant and vines, stands before a maiden flower bush with a tobacco pipe in her hand. Condition: Small tear at top left. Needs to be remounted.