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Bonsai Grower, from the series Three Festival Days (Sansechi)


「三節」 盆栽
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Edo period
1803 (Kyôwa 3)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions 19.2 x 12.7 cm (7 9/16 x 5 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number53.2676
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionThe three festival days are the 1st, 7th, and 16th days of the New Year; the term Sansechi can also be pronounced Miori and can refer to the ceremonial sake drunk on those days.
Signed Gakyôjin Hokusai ga
画狂人北斎画
ProvenanceMrs. Jared K. Morse, Cromwell, CT; 1953, gift of Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)