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(伝神開手）北斎漫畫 五編
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(Denshin kaishu) Hokusai manga gohen (Hokusai Sketchbooks, vol. 5)
(伝神開手）北斎漫畫 五編
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Preface by: Rokujuen (Japanese)
Publisher: Katano Tôshirô (Japanese)
Preface by: Rokujuen (Japanese)
Publisher: Katano Tôshirô (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1875 (Meiji 8)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 22.7 x 15.7 cm (8 15/16 x 6 3/16 in.); chûbon
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William Wheeler
Accession Number2019.977
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
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.