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絵本四季花
Ehon shiki no hana (Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons)
絵本四季花
Kitagawa Utamaro I (Japanese, early 1750s–1806)
Japanese
Edo period
1801 (Kansei 13)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
21.4 x 15.2 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number2011.804
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Catalogue Raisonné
Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #484; Toda, Ryerson Library cat. (1931), p. 224
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: August 23, 2011)