The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

First Bonito of the Year

1844–48

Utagawa Kunisada

(Japanese, 1786–1865)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
color woodblock print
35.3 x 24.2 cm (13 7/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.1013
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Historically, the year's first bonito was available in the fourth lunar month, or around May.
  • ?–1940
    James Parmelee [1855–1931], Cleveland, OH and Washington, DC, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1940–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Milliken, William M., Henry S. Francis, Howard Hollis, Gertrude Underhill, Silvia A. Wunderlich, and Nell G. Sill. “The Bequest of James Parmelee.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 28, no. 2 (February 1941): 15–31. www.jstor.org
  • {{cite web|title=First Bonito of the Year|url=false|author=Utagawa Kunisada|year=1844–48|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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