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Ehon tsûhôshi (A Treasury of Instructional Illustrations)


絵本通宝志
Tachibana Morikuni (Japanese, 1679–1748)
Author: Tachibana Morikuni (Japanese, 1679–1748)
Blockcutter: Fujie Monsuke (Japanese)
Publisher: Shibukawa Seiemon (Japanese)
Publisher: Suharaya Mohei (Senshôbô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
colophon: 1779 (An'ei 8)

Medium/Technique woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions Overall: 22.3 x 15.8 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number2009.3710
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsIllustrated books

Signed artist/author (colophon): sakusha gakô Naniwa Tachibana shi Morikuni
奥付け: 作者画工浪速橘氏守国
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 21, 2009)