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The Shadow of a Bird (Tori kage), frontispiece illustration from the literary magazine Bungei kurabu, vol. 15, no. 3


文芸倶楽部 15巻3号 「鳥かげ」
Suzuki Kason (Japanese, 1860–1919)
Publisher: Bungei kurabu (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1909 (Meiji 42)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions 22.5 x 30.3 cm (8 7/8 x 11 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Robert M. Woollacott
Accession Number2015.2864
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Yamada, Mokuhan kuchi-e sôran (2005), p. 86, photo p. 284
DescriptionNo corresponding story identified.
Signed (seal only)
Marks Artist's seal: Kason
Provenance2014, sold by Ohmi Gallery, Otsu City, Japan to Robert Woollacott, Cambridge, MA; 2015 gift of Robert Woollacott to the MFA. (Accession date: September 24, 2015).