Ehon Asakayama (Picture Book of Mount Asaka)

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Ehon Asakayama (Picture Book of Mount Asaka)

絵本浅香山

Nishikawa Sukenobu (Japanese, 1671–1750)
Publisher: Kikuya Kihei (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1739 (Genbun 4)

Medium/Technique Woodblock printed book; ink on paper

Dimensions 26.0 x 18.4 cm (ôhon)
Double-page illustrations: 26.0 x 34.5 cm

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse

Accession Number2000.1251

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsIllustrated books

Catalogue Raisonné Clark, Morse, Virgin, and Hockley, Dawn of the Floating World (2000-1), #81

Signed Karaku Bunkado Nishikawa Sukenobu

Marks Seal: Sukenobu

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: April 24, 2001)