Step into the Dark Fantasy: MFA Boston x UNIQLO Collection

Aug 13th 2024

The MFA Boston, in collaboration with UNIQLO presents the “Dark Fantasy” collection—a unique series of UT Graphic Tees inspired by ukiyo-e prints from our world-renowned Japanese art collection. This collaboration brings the haunting and mysterious elements of 19th-century Japan to life, merging art, culture, and fashion in an extraordinary way. Explore the collection and discover the artistic influence behind each T-shirt design.

The Origin Story of the Cat Stone at Okabe, Representing One of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road: Actors Sawamura Sojūrō V (?) as Teranishi Kanshin (R), Onoe Kikugorō III as the Cat Monster (C), and Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Ōe Inabanosuke (L) (1847) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)

The Former Emperor from Sanuki Sends His Retainers to Rescue Tametomo (about 1851–52) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861)

Iga no Tsubone and the Ghost of Fujiwara Nakanari (1865), Ōya no Tarō Mitsukuni (1865), The Greedy Old Woman (Don'yoku no baba) (1865) and Leizhen (Raishin) (1865) from the series One Hundred Ghost Stories from China and Japan (Wakan hyaku monogatari) (1865) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892)