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Shoga jô


書画帖
Various Artists, Japanese
Compiled by: Tani Bunchô (Japanese, 1763–1840)
Japanese
Edo period
1830 (Bunsei 13/Tenpô 1)

Medium/Technique Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions Overall: 24.7 x 17 cm (9 3/4 x 6 11/16 in.); ôhon
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number2011.1084
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsIllustrated books

Catalogue Raisonné Mitchell, Illustrated Books ... (1971), p. 481; Toda, Ryerson Library cat. (1931), p. 393
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: September 9, 2011)