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The Sounds of Insects (Mushi no ne), from the series Twelve New Figures of Beauties (Shin bijin jûni sugata)

(Japanese, 1898–1972)
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
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceBy 1935, Mrs. Wilmot R. Evans, Boston; 1935, sold by Mrs. Evans to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 5, 1935)