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Kyôka hyakunin isshu


狂歌百人一首
Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
late 18th–early 19th century

Medium/Technique Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions Overall: 26.2 x 18.2 cm (10 5/16 x 7 3/16 in.); ôhon
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number2009.3920
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: August 25, 2009)