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衆鳥画譜 (地)
Requires Photography
Shûchô gafu (Pictures of Birds) vol. 2
衆鳥画譜 (地)
Japanese
Meiji era
Preface and signature page: 1889. Colophon: 1890
Medium/Technique
woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 25.2 x 17.7 cm (9 15/16 x 6 15/16 in.); ôhon
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number1997.768
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
InscriptionsArtist signature: Kashu.
Artist seal: Kashu.
Artist seal: Kashu.
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)