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Under the Cherry Blossoms (Hana no shita), frontispiece illustration from the literary magazine Bungei kurabu, vol. 14, no. 6

(Japanese, 1863–after 1934)
(Japanese)
1908 (Meiji 41)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions31.1 x 28.6 cm (12 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Robert M. Woollacott
Accession number2015.2902
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
Provenance2007, sold by Lella & Gianni Morra, Venice, Italy to Robert Woollacott, Cambridge, MA; 2015 gift of Robert Woollacott to the MFA. (Accession date: September 24, 2015).
Actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Sakama Jin'emon and Bandô Matsujirô as Umenosuke
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV)
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 10th month