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北斎画譜 上編
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Hokusai gafu jôhen (An Album of Pictures by Hokusai, Vol. 1)
北斎画譜 上編
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Edo period
undated; late 19th century
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 23.7 x 16.7 cm (9 5/16 x 6 9/16 in.); hanshibon
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number2011.1155
NOT ON VIEW
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: September 9, 2011)