Skip to main content
Advanced Search
The Spray of the Waterfall (Taki shibuki), frontispiece illustration from the literary magazine Bungei kurabu, vol. 11, no. 9

The Spray of the Waterfall (Taki shibuki), frontispiece illustration from the literary magazine Bungei kurabu, vol. 11, no. 9

(Japanese, 1856–1928)
(Japanese)
1905 (Meiji 38)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions28.5 x 21.5 cm (11 1/4 x 8 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Robert M. Woollacott
Accession number2015.2887
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
Provenance2001, 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).
Angel and Priest, Shamisen Player and Child with Toys, frontispiece illustration for the novel The Lute (Yotsunoo)
Angel and Priest, Shamisen Player and Child with Toys, frontispiece illustration for the novel The Lute (Yotsunoo)
Mishima Shôsô
1895 (Meiji 28)
A Congratulatory Drink of Sake from the Emperor (Tenpai): Prince Arisugawa and Other Officers Receive Recognition after the Satsuma Rebellion
A Congratulatory Drink of Sake from the Emperor (Tenpai): Prince Arisugawa and Other Officers Receive Recognition after the Satsuma Rebellion
Mishima Shôsô
1877 (Meiji 10), October 22
Image Not Available for Bound volume of the book Ôchi Hôgen, with frontispiece illustration of three scenes in medallions
Bound volume of the book Ôchi Hôgen, with frontispiece illustration of three scenes in medallions
Mishima Shôsô
1892 (Meiji 25)
Image Not Available for Bound volume of the literary magazine Bungei kurabu, vol. 13, no. 10, with frontispiece illustration Purple Mountains and Clear Water (Sanshi suimei)
Bound volume of the literary magazine Bungei kurabu, vol. 13, no. 10, with frontispiece illustration Purple Mountains and Clear Water (Sanshi suimei)
Mishima Shôsô
1907 (Meiji 40)
Pigeons
Pigeons
Mishima Shôsô
late 19th century
Image Not Available for Pineapple Box-S
Pineapple Box-S
Mishima Kimiyo
1986
Group shot: 50.21, 11.21692
Apprentice Courtesan (Shinzô) (right), Female Peddler (Onna akindo) (left), from the book Comparisons of the Customs of Women (Onna fûzoku shinasadame)
Kitagawa Utamaro I
about 1795 (Kansei 7)
Group shot: 11.14959-60
Courtesans Parading at New Year: Komurasaki of the Tamaya and Sanshû of the Tsutaya (Tamaya uchi Komurasaki, Tsutaya uchi Sanshû)
Gokyô
about 1790 (Kansei 2)
Fukuroi: (Actor Arashi Rikan III as) Tadanobu, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi no uchi)
Fukuroi: (Actor Arashi Rikan III as) Tadanobu, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi no uchi)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1852 (Kaei 5), 5th month
The Seven Gods of Good Fortune in the Treasure Boat
The Seven Gods of Good Fortune in the Treasure Boat
Utagawa Hiroshige I
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)
Yokkaichi, from the series Shanks' Mare on the Tôkaidô (Dôchû Hizakurige)
Yokkaichi, from the series Shanks' Mare on the Tôkaidô (Dôchû Hizakurige)
Jippensha Ikku
1815 (Bunka 12)
Shimada, from the series Shanks' Mare on the Tôkaidô (Dôchû Hizakurige)
Shimada, from the series Shanks' Mare on the Tôkaidô (Dôchû Hizakurige)
Jippensha Ikku
1815 (Bunka 12)