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千種の花
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Chigusa no hana (Flowers of a Thousand Varieties)
千種の花
Kôno Bairei (Japanese, 1844–1895)
and: Artist unidentified, Japanese
Publisher: Tanaka Jihei (Japanese)
and: Artist unidentified, Japanese
Publisher: Tanaka Jihei (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1891 (Meiji 24)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
23.8 x 16.6 cm (9 3/8 x 6 9/16 in.) (chûbon)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number1997.310.1-4
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Catalogue Raisonné
Mitchell, p.234
Signed
Artist signature: Kono Bairei hitsu
Marks
Bairei
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)