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Kôrin gafu (A book of paintings by Kôrin) [?? Kôrin hyakuzu, kôhen, jô]


光琳画譜
Nakamura Hôchû (Japanese, active about 1799–1818)
Author: Tachibana Chikage (1735–1808)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1826

Medium/Technique Woodblock printed album (orihon); ink on paper
Dimensions Overall: 27.2 x 18.1 cm (10 11/16 x 7 1/8 in.); ôhon
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number1997.531
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsIllustrated books

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)