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繪本倭詩經
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Ehon Yamato shikyô (A Picture Book for a Japanese Book of Songs)
繪本倭詩經
Japanese
Edo period
about 1771
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book (stitched); ink on paper
Dimensions
26.7 x 18.6 cm (10 1/2 x 7 5/16 in.); ôhon
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number1997.437.1-3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
InscriptionsThe unknown publisher's active place: Edo.
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)