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(伝神開手)北斎漫画 十二編
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(Denshin kaishu) Hokusai manga jûnihen (Hokusai Sketchbooks, vol. 12)
(伝神開手)北斎漫画 十二編
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Author of preface: Shakuyakutei
Publisher: Eirakuya Tôshirô (Tôhekidô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Egawa Tamekichi (Japanese)
Author of preface: Shakuyakutei
Publisher: Eirakuya Tôshirô (Tôhekidô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Egawa Tamekichi (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
preface: 1834 (Tenpô 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper; black and white
Dimensions
22.7 x 15.6 cm (8 15/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number1997.871
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On display at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, September 21, 2024 – January 5, 2025
On display at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, September 21, 2024 – January 5, 2025
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
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)