http://collections.mfa.org/collections/315258/objects/rdfMFA Images: Insectshttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/735907/resize%3Aformat%3Dfullhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1009332/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAlbum of Birds and Flowersfirst half of the 19th centuryArtist unknown, JapaneseOne leaf of an eighteen-fold album; ink and color on silkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/502419/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/774755/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAlbum of trade cardslate 19th centuryVarious artistsChomolithographs and other tecchniques; commericial album in brown clothContaining some 500 cards for Boston stores including Jordan Marsh. Mostly chromolithographs, many printed in France.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/175546/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/852334/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAnchor, Dragonfly and Cherry BlossomsArtist unknown, JapaneseColor lithograph; ink and metallic pigment on card stockhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/414700/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/978218/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBellflower and Dragonfly, from an untitled series known as Large Flowersabout 1833–34 (Tenpō 4–5)Katsushika HokusaiWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperMFA impressions: 11.17591, 21.6680http://collections.mfa.org/objects/209494/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1593537/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBellflower and Dragonfly, from an untitled series known as Large Flowersabout 1833–34 (Tenpō 4–5)Katsushika HokusaiWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperMFA impressions: 11.17591, 21.6680http://collections.mfa.org/objects/234343/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/905829/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBrisé fanabout 1880Cork blades, painted and ornamented; silk; mother-of-pearl; brassEighteen cork blades painted with design of insects approaching flowering and fruit-bearing branch; two raised insects on obverse guard. Beige silk connecting ribbon. Mother-of-pearl buttons on rivet, brass ring.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/125075/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1192926/resize%3Aformat%3DfullButterfliesabout 1914Edna Boies HopkinsColor woodcuthttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/92247/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/923836/resize%3Aformat%3DfullButterfliesUtagawa Hiroshige IWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper21.7860 is from the same sheet.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/235480/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1001035/resize%3Aformat%3DfullButterflies above a flowering plantabout 1760Shen QuanInk and color on silkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/30099/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/759080/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull"Butterflies and Foliage" window1889John La FargeLeaded stained glasshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/38693/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/804461/resize%3Aformat%3DfullButterflies (from an unidentified series)Saitō ShōshūColor lithograph; ink on card stockhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/394487/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/847970/resize%3Aformat%3DfullButterfly1906Artist unidentified, JapaneseColor lithograph; ink and metallic pigment on card stockhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/412222/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/873593/resize%3Aformat%3DfullButterfly and Flower Vine possibly from the series Postcards of Birds and Flowers (Kachô ehagaki)about 1905Ôta NangakuColor lithograph; ink and metallic pigment on card stockhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/411079/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/735907/resize%3Aformat%3DfullButterfly and Morning Glorymid–1880sOka Fuhō (Baikei)Hanging scroll: ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/25617/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/852289/resize%3Aformat%3DfullButterfly with Flower Motifsinscribed 1906Artist unknown, JapaneseColor lithograph; ink and metallic pigment on card stockhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/414655/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/941728/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDandelions and ButterfliesTani BunchōWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paperTranslation of poem in Polster & Marks 1980, p. 1 (but artist is incorrectly identified as Ippitsusai Bunchō).http://collections.mfa.org/objects/236918/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/780230/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDiversae Insectarum Volatilium icones ad vivum accuratissime depictae...1630Jacob HoefnagelEngravingOne of 16 engravings. gray paper board, gray calf spine.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/173517/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1712647/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDiversae Insectarum Volatilium icones ad vivum accuratissime depictae...1630Jacob HoefnagelEngravingOne of 16 engravings. gray paper board, gray calf spine.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/173540/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/805898/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDragonflyArtist unidentified, JapaneseColor lithograph; ink and metallic pigment on card stockhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/394561/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1046885/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDragonfly (Akitsu) from the series Sunbikai Cards by Gyokusho (Gyokusho sunga)Kawabata GyokushōColor woodblock; ink on card stockhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/411069/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/922306/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDragon fly and blossoming pea vineabout 1760Shen QuanInk and color on silkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/30093/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1009311/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDragonfly and Grapes from the album Birds and Flowersfirst half of the 19th centuryArtist unknown, JapaneseOne leaf of an eighteen-fold album; ink and color on silkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/502398/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1009950/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDragon Fly from Ehagaki sekai1908Artist unknown, JapaneseColor lithograph; ink on textured card stockhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/398299/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/983209/resize%3Aformat%3DfullEhon mushi erami (Picture Book of Selected Insects)1788 (Tenmei 8)Kitagawa Utamaro IWoodblock printed book; ink, color, and mica on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/401306/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/851061/resize%3Aformat%3DfullFairy with Violets on Blue BackgroundArtist unknown, JapaneseColor lithograph; ink and metallic pigment on card stockhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/414567/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/972553/resize%3Aformat%3DfullFlowers, Butterfly, and Book17th centuryUnidentified artist, French, 17th centuryOil on panelhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/33122/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/591534/resize%3Aformat%3DfullFly ornamentsabout 1700–1550 B.C.IvoryTwo large ivory pendant in the form of a fly with transverse hole through head for suspension, decayed and incomplete.b) located in Basment West, Ivory Cabinet, Shelf 6.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/142893/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/736623/resize%3Aformat%3DfullGoat and bee cream jugabout 1745–49Chelsea ManufactorySoft-paste porcelainGoat and Bee jug with long horns, green base, butterfly and scattered flowers.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/54403/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/735637/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHollyhocks and Butterflieslatter half of the 17th centuryKano Tōun MasunobuOne of a pair of hanging scrolls; ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/24728/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1188623/resize%3Aformat%3DfullA Horned Beetle and a Yellow Jacketlate 19th centuryShibata ZeshinAlbum leaf; ink, color, and lacquer on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/29024/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1009319/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHydrangeas from the album Birds and Flowersfirst half of the 19th centuryArtist unknown, JapaneseOne leaf of an eighteen-fold album; ink and color on silkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/502406/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/964973/resize%3Aformat%3DfullKanamono in the form of a cricket on two chestnutsmid-19th centuryKōno HaruakiMain material: copper; other metals: gold, silver and shakudo; decorative technique: iroe takazoganhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/12643/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/917686/resize%3Aformat%3DfullKanamono in the form of a grasshopper, with backplatemid to late 19th century (before 1889)Main material: silver; other metals: gold and copper; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, zoganhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/10184/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/917617/resize%3Aformat%3DfullKanamono in the form of five dragonfliesmid to late 19th centuryMain material: shibuichi; decorative technique: uchidashi, takaborihttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/215830/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/917726/resize%3Aformat%3DfullKanamono in the form of two grasshoppers with hibiscus, valerian, daisies and other plantsmid to late 19th century (before 1890)Toryusai ToshimuneMain material: gold; other metals: shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, zoganhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/10226/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/735610/resize%3Aformat%3DfullLillies and Praying Mantisfirst half of the 18th centuryKano Gyokuen HidenobuHanging scroll; ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/24680/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/964999/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMenuki in the form of a butterflyearly to mid-19th centuryNaomichiMain material: shakudo; other metals: gold, silver and copper; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, iroe hirazoganhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/12739/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/941712/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMoths and Butterflies, from the series A Picturebook of Butterflies (Gunchō gafu)about 1810–18 (late Bunka era)Kubo ShunmanWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paperPoems translated in Ohki w/ Haliburton 2020, pp. 172 and 178.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/233868/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/858478/resize%3Aformat%3DfullNew Year's Card: Butterfly "Colias Hyale L." and Fern "Davallia hirsuta"Artist unknown, JapaneseColor lithograph; butterfly wings and dried plant adhered to card stock, with hand painting and letterpresshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/421313/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/797766/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPair of fly pendants1550–1070 B.C.IvoryTwo ivory fly pendants found in burial; transverse hole thru head.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/146378/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/965000/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPair of menuki in the form of a dragonfly and butterflymid to late 19th centuryMatsuo ShigetakaMain material: shakudo; other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: uchidashi, takabori, iroe hirazoganhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/12740/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/830174/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPair of menuki in the form of butterfliesearly to mid-19th centuryMain material: gold; other metals: shakudo; decorative technique: takabori, zoganhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/9750/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/745941/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPeonies, Butterflies and Chinese Rock19th centuryKano TanshôOne of a pair of unmounted paintings; ink, light color, and gold on silkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/25883/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/934605/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPinks and ButterflyUtagawa Hiroshige IWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperMFA impressions: 11.19977 (no publisher's mark), 21.8496 (Aritaya edition), 21.8497 (Yamashiroya edition)http://collections.mfa.org/objects/236113/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/934606/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPinks and ButterflyUtagawa Hiroshige IWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperMFA impressions: 11.19977 (no publisher's mark), 21.8496 (Aritaya edition), 21.8497 (Yamashiroya edition)http://collections.mfa.org/objects/236114/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/735638/resize%3Aformat%3DfullRose Mallow, Chrysanthemums, and Dragonflieslatter half of the 17th centuryKano Tōun MasunobuOne of a pair of hanging scrollsl; ink and color on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/202327/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/816328/resize%3Aformat%3DfullTsuba with design of dragonfliesearly to mid-19th centuryTetsugendo SchoolMain material: iron; other metals: copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, usuniku-borihttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/12011/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/810800/resize%3Aformat%3DfullTsuba with design of Taira butterfly19th centuryKaneieMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, sukidashi-bori, zōganhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/11552/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/922308/resize%3Aformat%3DfullTwo butterflies above chrysanthemumsabout 1760Shen QuanInk and color on silkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/30098/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/850689/resize%3Aformat%3DfullViolets and ButterflyArtist unidentified, JapaneseHand-painted; color on card stockhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/413127/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/820169/resize%3Aformat%3DfullWoman with Butterflies from the series"Gold Color, Silver Paint" (Kin'iro Ginsai)cancelled 1907Hashimoto KunisukeColor lithograph; ink and metallic pigment on green paper adhered to card stockhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/398358/rdf