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Hashira: Bairyu shinsho
隅田川梅柳新書
Sumidagawa bairyû shinsho (A New Tale of Plum and Willow by the Sumida River)
Hashira: Bairyu shinsho
隅田川梅柳新書
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Author: Kyokutei Bakin (Japanese, 1767–1848)
Publisher: Tsuruya Kiemon (Senkakudô) (Japanese)
Author: Kyokutei Bakin (Japanese, 1767–1848)
Publisher: Tsuruya Kiemon (Senkakudô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1807
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions
Chûbon
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number1997.704
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Catalogue Raisonné
Hillier, Art of Hokusai in Book Illus. (1980), list no. 136
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)