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Hokusai manga


北斎漫画
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid-late 19th century

Medium/Technique Woodblock printed book; ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions 23.5 x 16.0 cm; hanshibon
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Gift of the Estate of Henry Adams
Gift of Yamato Bunka-kan
Accession Number2011.1160.1-13
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsIllustrated books

ProvenanceBy 1918, Henry Brooks Adams (b. 1838 - d. 1918), Washington, DC; gift of the Estate of Henry Adams to the MFA [see note]. (Accession date: September 9, 2011)

NOTE:
The Museum's object ledger lists this book as a gift of the Estate of Henry Adams, but does not include the date. Possibly given on January 22, 1920 with other objects donated by the Estate on that date.