The Sounds of Insects (Mushi no ne), from the series Twelve New Figures of Beauties (Shin bijin jûni sugata)
Itô Shinsui
(Japanese, 1898–1972)
Watanabe Shôzaburô
(Japanese)
1923 (Taishô 12), June
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 42.7 x 26.1 cm (16 13/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Mrs. Charles Gaston Smith's Group
Accession number35.1863
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ProvenanceBy 1935, Mrs. Wilmot R. Evans, Boston; 1935, sold by Mrs. Evans to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 5, 1935)
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