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絵本浅紫
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Ehon Asamurasaki (Picture Book "Light Purple")
絵本浅紫
Japanese
Edo period
about 1769 (Meiwa 6)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 22.4 x 15.6 cm (8 13/16 x 6 1/8 in.); hanshibon
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number2006.1542.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Catalogue Raisonné
Kokusho sômokuroku, rev. ed., vol. 1 (1989), p. 488
Signed
Kitao Shigemasa ga
北尾重政画
北尾重政画
Marks
Printed seals, black
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: October 16, 2006)