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富岳百景
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Fugaku hyakkei (One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji), Volumes 1–3
富岳百景
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Meiji-era reprint of Edo-period book
1876 (Meiji 9)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions
25.8 x 17.4 cm (ôhon)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number2011.1159.1-3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Printed Treasures (2008), #159; Keyes, Ehon (2006), #54; Kokusho sômokuroku, rev. ed., vol. 7 (1990), p. 18; Hillier, Art of Hokusai in Book Illus. (1980), list no. 241; Toda, Ryerson Library cat. (1931), p. 262
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: September 9, 2011)