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No. 35, Japanese White-eye and Persimmon (Mejiro, kaki), from the series Forty-eight Hawks Drawn from Life (Ikiutsushi shijûhachi taka)

(Japanese, active 1850–1860)
1859 (Ansei 6), 6th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 33.7 x 22.3 cm (13 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Henry Adams
Accession number20.144
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceHenry Brooks Adams (b. 1838 - d. 1918), Washington, DC; 1920, gift of the estate of Henry Brooks Adams to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 1920)