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芳文画譜
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Hôbun gafu (A Book of Pictures by Hôbun)
芳文画譜
Kikuchi Hôbun (Japanese, 1862–1918)
Author of preface: Sakurado Tamao
Publisher: Tanaka Jihei (Japanese)
Author of preface: Sakurado Tamao
Publisher: Tanaka Jihei (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1900
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 23.9 x 16.6 cm (9 7/16 x 6 9/16 in.); ôhon
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number1997.528
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Signed
Hôbun sha
Marks
Artist's seal: Hôbun
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)