Koyo 紅葉 / Bijin hana kurabe 美人花競

A woman in a floral kimono with a wide patterned obi stands on a railed balcony or veranda, viewed from behind and slightly to the side as she looks out toward a wide river or bay dotted with distant boats and low hills beyond. Soft washes of pale blue, pink, and grey render the water and sky at dusk or dawn, contrasting with the kimono's dense pink, purple, and blue floral pattern; a dark cursive-script cartouche runs down the framing pillar at right. Titled Koyo (Autumn Leaves) from the series Bijin hana kurabe (Beauties Compared to Flowers), this woodblock print by Ogata Gekko is otherwise undated.