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(伝神開手）北斎漫畫 四編
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(Denshin kaishu) Hokusai manga yonhen (Hokusai Sketchbooks, vol. 4)
(伝神開手）北斎漫畫 四編
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Author of preface: Hôzan Gyôô (Japanese)
Publisher: Katano Tôshirô (Japanese)
Author of preface: Hôzan Gyôô (Japanese)
Publisher: Katano Tôshirô (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1875 (Meiji 8)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 22.6 x 15.8 cm (8 7/8 x 6 1/4 in.); chûbon
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William Wheeler
Accession Number2019.976
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Catalogue Raisonné
Kokusho sômokuroku, rev. ed., vol. 7 (1990), p. 307; Hillier, Art of Hokusai in Book Illus. (1980), list no. 186; Toda, Ryerson Library cat. (1931), p. 254; Forrer 4.I.B.
ProvenanceBetween 1876 and 1880, acquired in Japan by William Wheeler (b. 1851 - d. 1932) and Fannie (Hubbard) Wheeler (b. 1853 - d. 1942), Concord, MA [see note]; 1933, gift of Mrs. William Wheeler to the MFA. (Accession date: October 7, 2019)
NOTE:
William Wheeler worked as an educator and engineer in Hokkaido, Japan from 1876 to 1880. He served as the president of Sapporo Agricultural College from 1877-1879.
NOTE:
William Wheeler worked as an educator and engineer in Hokkaido, Japan from 1876 to 1880. He served as the president of Sapporo Agricultural College from 1877-1879.