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Bound volume of the novel Uzumaki (Whirlpool), supplementary volume, with frontispiece illustration

(Japanese, 1878–1972)
1914 (Taishô 3). February
Medium/TechniqueCloth-bound book; frontispiece: woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions31.2 x 21.8 cm (12 5/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Robert M. Woollacott
Accession number2015.2879
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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)