MFA Images: Sea LifeExplore this subject through images from across the MFA's collection./internal/media/dispatcher/923866/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailAbalone, Needlefish, and Peach Blossoms, from an untitled series known as Large Fishabout 1832–33 (Tenpō 3–4)Utagawa Hiroshige I21.9608237226/internal/media/dispatcher/923914/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailAmulet of a fish72.2606137508/internal/media/dispatcher/1593812/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailAmulet of a fish1550–1070 B.C.11.3143140080/internal/media/dispatcher/928328/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailAmulet of a fish664–525 B.C29.1543146796/internal/media/dispatcher/1022608/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailBatik samplelate 19th century21.54367795/internal/media/dispatcher/960210/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailBlack Sea Bream, Small Sea Bream, Asparagus Shoots, and Sansho Pepper, from an untitled series known as Large Fishabout 1832–33 (Tenpō 3–4)Utagawa Hiroshige I06.950176758/internal/media/dispatcher/1012553/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailBowl with blue-and-white decoration of fish among aquatic plants (yuzao) motif1521–6650.132920741/internal/media/dispatcher/606690/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailBrillabout 1660Albert Flamen55.638160986/internal/media/dispatcher/1016155/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailCampanian fish plateabout 350–325 B.C.D'Agostino Painter01.8096154132/internal/media/dispatcher/746009/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailCarp and Wisteriabeginning of 20th centuryOhara Koson51.141129933/internal/media/dispatcher/960221/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailCarp, from an untitled series known as Large Fish (supplemental group)about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)Utagawa Hiroshige I11.17180210255/internal/media/dispatcher/923874/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailCarp, from an untitled series known as Large Fish (supplemental group)about 1840–42 (Tenpō 11–13)Utagawa Hiroshige I21.9616237234/internal/media/dispatcher/923840/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailClematis and CrabUtagawa Hiroshige I21.9583237201/internal/media/dispatcher/925423/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailCosmetic jar in the form of a fish1479–1425 B.C.24.1785146078/internal/media/dispatcher/921214/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailCrab01.8440180881/internal/media/dispatcher/888260/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailCrab plate1896–1929Dedham Pottery2004.172432918/internal/media/dispatcher/868890/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailDish in form of fish98.120186236/internal/media/dispatcher/1174704/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailDollarfish and Sheepshead1860William Aiken Walker48.48533230/internal/media/dispatcher/829451/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailDolphin or Fishabout 1944Charles James Prendergast1972.89040619/internal/media/dispatcher/736414/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailDried Fish19th centuryKôhôsai11.2329527723/internal/media/dispatcher/1495680/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailDrinking cup (kylix) with youth fishingabout 510–500 B.C.the Ambrosios Painter01.8024153702/internal/media/dispatcher/628947/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailFish and Abalone Shellabout Kôka (1844–48) - Ka'ei (1848–54) erasHokushin11.459925020/internal/media/dispatcher/735915/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailFish and Duckweedfirst half of the 19th centuryKano Isen'in Naganobu11.648925693/internal/media/dispatcher/924684/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailFish and Spiny Lobster (Ise ebi)1860 (Man'en 1)Hasegawa Settô11.691726041/internal/media/dispatcher/939382/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailFish in the Water1882 (Meiji 15)Usui Gyokurin11.822426825/internal/media/dispatcher/939385/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailFish in the Water1882 (Meiji 15)Takeda Gyokka11.822726828/internal/media/dispatcher/939394/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailFish in the Water1882 (Meiji 15)Fujii Gyokushû11.823626835/internal/media/dispatcher/939387/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailFish in the Water1882 (Meiji 15)Utsumi Gyokuen11.8229203419/internal/media/dispatcher/637013/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailFish near Shoremid–1880sHashidate Shisen11.857027007/internal/media/dispatcher/757450/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailFish plateabout 340–320 B.C.The Painter of Boston 282.19702001.178154109/internal/media/dispatcher/847046/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailFish-shaped paletteNaqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.01.7452132416/internal/media/dispatcher/1243670/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailFish shaped vase with rouge box with cover1736–9511.975910706/internal/media/dispatcher/964717/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailFlatheads and Eggplant, from an untitled series known as Large Fishabout 1832–33 (Tenpō 3–4)Utagawa Hiroshige I06.849178084/internal/media/dispatcher/923865/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailFlatheads and Eggplant, from an untitled series known as Large Fishabout 1832–33 (Tenpō 3–4)Utagawa Hiroshige I21.9607237225/internal/media/dispatcher/820509/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailFuchi-kashira with designs of fishLate 18th century (?)Iwamoto Konkan11.5206b25306/internal/media/dispatcher/804616/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailGoldfishKawabata Gyokushō2002.984394421/internal/media/dispatcher/972252/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailGoldfish and Killifishabout 1837 (Tenpō 8)Utagawa Kuniyoshi06.1461177099/internal/media/dispatcher/932963/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailGoldfish and Water Plantsabout 1850?Ichimei06.1142176969/internal/media/dispatcher/923839/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailGoldfish, Killifish, and Morning GloriesUtagawa Hiroshige I21.9582237200/internal/media/dispatcher/923861/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailGurnards, Flatfish, and Bamboo Grass, from an untitled series known as Large Fishabout 1832–33 (Tenpō 3–4)Utagawa Hiroshige I21.9603237221/internal/media/dispatcher/924324/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailThe Happy Moment1847James Goodwyn Clonney47.122233093/internal/media/dispatcher/783027/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailHiroshige and the Goldfishabout 1926Kanji Nakamura29.97732356/internal/media/dispatcher/960222/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailHorse Mackerel, Freshwater Prawns, and Seaweed, from an untitled series known as Large Fishabout 1832–33 (Tenpō 3–4)Utagawa Hiroshige I11.17182210257/internal/media/dispatcher/923862/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailHorse Mackerel, Freshwater Prawns, and Seaweed, from an untitled series known as Large Fishabout 1832–33 (Tenpō 3–4)Utagawa Hiroshige I21.9604237222/internal/media/dispatcher/787289/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailHorseshoe crab effigyA.D. 450–15201971.8095873/internal/media/dispatcher/850557/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailIncense box in form of fish186092.3930a-b178921/internal/media/dispatcher/917732/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailKanamono in the form of an octopus, with backplatemid to late 19th century (before 1890)11.570710233/internal/media/dispatcher/917680/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailKanamono in the form of two crayfishmid to late 19th century (before 1889)11.564910179/internal/media/dispatcher/1062225/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailKingfisher and Wild Roses1847–52 (Kōka 4–Kaei 5)Utagawa Hiroshige I06.1472177127/internal/media/dispatcher/938302/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailKuwana: Baked Clams (Yakihamaguri, in semi-rebus form), cut from sheet 12 of the harimaze series Pictures of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi zue)1856 (Ansei 3), 2nd monthUtagawa Hiroshige I21.8692236309/internal/media/dispatcher/938303/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailKuwana: Baked Clams (Yakihamaguri, in semi-rebus form), cut from sheet 12 of the harimaze series Pictures of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi zue)1856 (Ansei 3), 2nd monthUtagawa Hiroshige I21.8693236310/internal/media/dispatcher/1029494/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailThe Lair of the Sea Serpent1864Elihu Vedder84.28330939/internal/media/dispatcher/591221/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailLarge lepidotus fish664–525 B.C.12.1218142192/internal/media/dispatcher/1777170/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailLeaping Trout1889Winslow Homer99.244991/internal/media/dispatcher/960195/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailLobster and Shrimp, from an untitled series known as Large Fishabout 1832–33 (Tenpō 3–4)Utagawa Hiroshige I06.1525177442/internal/media/dispatcher/964851/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailLobster and Shrimp, from an untitled series known as Large Fishabout 1832–33 (Tenpō 3–4)Utagawa Hiroshige I11.41801472784/internal/media/dispatcher/960893/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailMackerel, Crab, and Morning Glory, from an untitled series known as Large Fish (supplemental group)about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)Utagawa Hiroshige I11.17189210264/internal/media/dispatcher/979144/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailMarine mosaic (central panel of three panels from a floor)A.D. 200–2302002.128.1359049/internal/media/dispatcher/830308/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailMenuki in the form of a bream, fishing rod and basketearly to mid-19th century11.53419877/internal/media/dispatcher/1032806/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailMoon on the Dark SeaWada Sanzō2007.693499598/internal/media/dispatcher/960205/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailMullet, Asparagus, and Camellia, from an untitled series known as Large Fishabout 1832–33 (Tenpō 3–4)Utagawa Hiroshige I06.843178087/internal/media/dispatcher/836861/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailNew Year's Card: Seahorse1928Takahashi Haruka (Shunka)2002.1196399962/internal/media/dispatcher/836863/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailNew Year's Card: Seahorse in a Triangle Shape with Pink Background1928Takahashi Haruka (Shunka)2002.1199399965/internal/media/dispatcher/806026/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailNew Year's Card: Seahorses1928Takahashi Haruka (Shunka)2002.1200394696/internal/media/dispatcher/836763/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailNew Year's Card: SeahorsesArtist unidentified, Japanese2002.1400400102/internal/media/dispatcher/924995/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailNew Year's Emblem: Spiny Lobster, Pine, Bamboo, and Plum1854 (Ka'ei 7)Yoshimura Kobun (Ryôsai)11.853926987/internal/media/dispatcher/941792/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailÔtsu-e: Monkey, Catfish and Gourd19th centuryArtist unknown, Japanese21.5816233494/internal/media/dispatcher/1775906/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailOuananiche Fishing, Lake St. John, Province of Quebec1897Winslow Homer99.305015/internal/media/dispatcher/917641/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailPair of kanamono in the form of a crab and young and a turnip, with backplate engraved with reeds and watermid to late 19th century (before 1889)11.560110135/internal/media/dispatcher/964995/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailPair of menuki in the form of two crayfishearly to mid-19th centuryOtsuki Mitsuoki11.24686a-b12728/internal/media/dispatcher/847556/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailPaper weight (crab)187892.3346187716/internal/media/dispatcher/909393/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailPaperweight in form of crab1888Kiyomizu Rokubei IV92.6135196549/internal/media/dispatcher/964723/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailSea Bass, Golden-eyed Sea Bream, and Shiso, from an untitled series known as Large Fish (supplemental group)about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)Utagawa Hiroshige I06.2543200450/internal/media/dispatcher/925016/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailSea Breammid 19th centuryMatsuyoshi Shôkei11.857327010/internal/media/dispatcher/960219/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailSea Bream and Sansho Pepper, from an untitled series known as Large Fishabout 1832–33 (Tenpō 3–4)Utagawa Hiroshige I11.17175210250/internal/media/dispatcher/923870/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailSea Bream and Sansho Pepper, from an untitled series known as Large Fishabout 1832–33 (Tenpō 3–4)Utagawa Hiroshige I21.9612237230/internal/media/dispatcher/842269/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailSea Lifelate 19th centuryKōno Bairei11.813726760/internal/media/dispatcher/1634137/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailSeal Rocks, Farallons1872Albert Bierstadt47.125433124/internal/media/dispatcher/973196/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailShiohi no tsuto (Gifts from the Ebb Tide)1789 (Tenmei 9/Kansei 1)Kitagawa Utamaro I1997.953355684/internal/media/dispatcher/985241/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailShiohi no tsuto (Gifts from the Ebb Tide)1789 (Tenmei 9/Kansei 1)Kitagawa Utamaro I2006.1809491091/internal/media/dispatcher/658731/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailShrimplatter half of the Bunka era (1804–18)Katsushika Hokusai50.149629797/internal/media/dispatcher/783562/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailSoprano ocarina (in the shape of a fish)191217.183750377/internal/media/dispatcher/936552/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailSpiny Lobster and Clamsmid 19th centuryMochizuki Gyokusen Shigeteru41.50329316/internal/media/dispatcher/1098272/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailStill Life—Fish about 1900William Merritt Chase08.45331341/internal/media/dispatcher/960209/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailStriped Sea Bream, Rock-trout, and Nandina, from an untitled series known as Large Fish (supplemental group)about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)Utagawa Hiroshige I06.949176757/internal/media/dispatcher/927627/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailSweetfish and HydrangeasUtagawa Hiroshige I21.9650237268/internal/media/dispatcher/928543/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailSweetfish Swimming in a Clear Streamabout 1830–44 (Tenpō era)Utagawa Hiroshige I21.9681237299/internal/media/dispatcher/972643/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailSweetfish under Bush Clover, from an untitled series of Water Creaturesabout 1837 (Tenpō 8)Utagawa Kuniyoshi54.312257304/internal/media/dispatcher/978217/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailSweet Sea Bream, Mebaru, and Horseradish, from an untitled series known as Large Fish (supplemental group)about 1840–42 (Tenpō 11–13)Utagawa Hiroshige I11.17183210258/internal/media/dispatcher/875152/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailTea Bowl with design of crayfish18th–19th centuryUnknown Izumo92.466124071/internal/media/dispatcher/878454/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailTea bowl with design of spiny lobster19th centuryKashu Mimpei92.42666610/internal/media/dispatcher/953086/resize%25253Aformat%25253Dthumbnail"The Fish" (or "The Fish and Flowering Branch") windowabout 1890John La Farge69.122440175/internal/media/dispatcher/936493/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailTroutmid 19th centuryHasegawa Gyokuhô11.821026812/internal/media/dispatcher/924970/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailTrout and Falling Petals1872 (Meiji 5)Suga Kisui11.845226927/internal/media/dispatcher/1777322/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailTrout Breaking1889Winslow Homer48.7294849/internal/media/dispatcher/964716/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailTrout, from an untitled series known as Large Fishabout 1832–33 (Tenpō 3–4)Utagawa Hiroshige I06.844178086/internal/media/dispatcher/923867/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailTrout, from an untitled series known as Large Fishabout 1832–33 (Tenpō 3–4)Utagawa Hiroshige I21.9609237227/internal/media/dispatcher/1510507/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailTrout in Stream and Poem by Koyo from the series Postcards of Haikai Poetry (Haikai ehagaki)Saitō Shōshū2002.1090394484/internal/media/dispatcher/924897/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailTrout Under a Branch of Cherrylate 19th centuryMochizuki Gyokusen Shigemine11.822026821/internal/media/dispatcher/939389/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailTrout Under Branches of Cherry1882 (Meiji 15)Atomi Gyokushi11.823126830