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Shigenobu ehon


繁信絵本
Yanagawa Shigenobu I (Japanese, 1787–1832)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1760 (Hôreki 10)

Medium/Technique Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions 21.9 x 15.6 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number2009.3871
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)