Ukiyo-e Galleries

The Collection of Alec Wood

Ryūkō kiku no hana zoroi
「流行菊の花揃」
Utagawa Kunimori II 国盛 (fl. c. 1840-1865), signing as Kochōen 胡蝶園
Publisher: Okanoya Manjirō 岡野屋万次郎 (Edo/Tōkyō)
1842-1846
Other Text
巣鴨　植木屋弥三郎　去年冨士山…
Commentary
Scene of visitors at an exhibition of flower displays, here showing chrysanthemums arranged into the shapes of cranes in front of Mt. Fuji
Dimensions
Vertical ōban; 26.4 × 38.3 cm (10.4 × 15.1 in)
Additional Images
Detail: signature and seals
Reverse
Related Items
Design by Yoshitora, with a scene perhaps from the same event (cached image)