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(Denshin kaishu) Hokusai manga sanpen (Hokusai Sketchbooks, vol. 3)


(伝神開手) 北斎漫画 三編
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Author: Ôta Nanpo (Japanese, 1749–1823)
Publisher: Eirakuya Tôshirô (Tôhekidô) (Japanese)
Copied by: Hokutei Bokusen (Japanese)
Copied by: Katsushika Hoku'un (Japanese, active in early 19th century)
Japanese
Edo period
1815 (Bunka 12)

Medium/Technique Woodblock-printed book; ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions 22.7 x 15.7 cm (8 15/16 x 6 3/16 in.); chûbon
Open: 22.7 x 29.6 cm (8 15/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number1997.839
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsIllustrated books

Signed Tôto gakô Katsushika Hokusai hitsu
東都画工葛飾北斎筆
Marks Seal: Raishin
印: 雷震
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: July 31, 1998)