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(Denshin kaishu) Hokusai manga shichihen (Hokusai Sketchbooks, vol. 7)


(伝神開手) 北斎漫画 七編
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Author of preface: Shikitei Sanba (1776–1822)
Publisher: Eirakuya Tôshirô (Tôhekidô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1817 (Bunka 14)

Medium/Technique Woodblock printed book; ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions 22.6 × 15.6 cm (8 7/8 × 6 1/8 in.); chûbon
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number1997.853
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsIllustrated books

ProvenanceBetween about 1897 and 1907, probably acquired in Japan by Charles J. Morse (b. 1852 - d. 1911), Evanston, IL; by descent to his son, Jared Kirtland Morse (b. 1886 - d. 1949) and his wife, Caroline Roberts Morse (b. 1907 - d. 1982), Cromwell, CT; gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 31, 1998)