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(Kyoto meisho) Ehon miyako no nishiki


(京都名所)絵本都の錦
Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagata Keisai) (Japanese, 1764–1824)
Japanese
Edo period
1787 (Tenmei 7)

Medium/Technique Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions 29.9 x 21.0 cm; ôhon
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number2011.767
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 23, 2011)