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Butterflies (Kochô), frontispiece illustration from the literary magazine Bungei kurabu, vol. 13, no. 8

Butterflies (Kochô), frontispiece illustration from the literary magazine Bungei kurabu, vol. 13, no. 8

(Japanese, 1870–1917)
(Japanese)
1907 (Meiji 40)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions29.6 × 22.3 cm (11 5/8 × 8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Anne Gordon Keidel Trust of June 2016
Accession number2016.1337
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ClassificationsPrints
Provenancesold by Peter Gilder, Arts and Design of Japan, San Francisco, CA, to March 17, 2006, sold by Arts and Design of Japan, San Francisco, CA, to Anne Gordon Keidel (d. 2016), West Newton, MA; 2016, bequest of Anne Gordon Keidel to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 9, 2016)