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絵本武蔵鐙
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Ehon Musashi abumi (The Stirrups of Musashi, A Picture Book)
絵本武蔵鐙
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Meiji-era reprint of Edo-period book
1872
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions
(chûbon)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Henry Adams
Accession Number1997.801
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Catalogue Raisonné
Kokusho sômokuroku, rev. ed., vol. 1 (1989), p. 502; Toda, Ryerson Library cat. (1931), p. 263
Signed
Saki no Hokusai aratame Gakyo Rojin Manji hitsu (age 77)
Marks
Seal: mountain over water
ProvenanceBy 1918, Henry Brooks Adams (b. 1838 - d. 1918), Washington, DC; gift of the Estate of Henry Adams to the MFA [see note]. (July 31, 1998)
NOTE:
The Museum's object ledger lists this book as a gift of the Estate of Henry Adams, but does not include the date. Possibly given on January 22, 1920 with other objects donated by the Estate on that date.
NOTE:
The Museum's object ledger lists this book as a gift of the Estate of Henry Adams, but does not include the date. Possibly given on January 22, 1920 with other objects donated by the Estate on that date.