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Bound volume of the novel Uzumaki (Whirlpool), vol. 2, with frontispiece illustration

(Japanese, 1878–1972)
1913 (Taishô 2)
Medium/TechniqueCloth-bound book; Frontispiece: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsOverall: 33 x 21.6 cm (13 x 8 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Robert M. Woollacott
Accession number2015.2877
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
Provenance2007, sold by Arts & Designs of Japan, San Francisco, CA to Robert Woollacott, Cambridge, MA; 2015 gift of Robert Woollacott to the MFA. (Accession date: September 24, 2015).
Kaburaki Kiyokata
printed December 1903 (Meiji 35), published January 1904 (Meiji 36)