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花の兄
Hana no ani (Cherry's Elder Brother)
花の兄
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Author of preface: Ranjatei Kaoru (Japanese)
Author of postface: Senshuan Sandara hôshi (Japanese)
Calligrapher: Sawa Kôsai (Japanese)
Author of preface: Ranjatei Kaoru (Japanese)
Author of postface: Senshuan Sandara hôshi (Japanese)
Calligrapher: Sawa Kôsai (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1798–9 (Kansei 10–11)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 20.2 x 14 cm (7 15/16 x 5 1/2 in.); hanshibon; orihon
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number1997.659
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Hokusai (2013), #130; Hillier, Art of Hokusai in Book Illus. (1980), list no. 79
Signed
artist (frontispiece) : Sôri aratame Hokusai ga; (colophon): Hokusai Tokimasa ga
口絵：宗理改北斎画; 奥付け：北斎辰政画
口絵：宗理改北斎画; 奥付け：北斎辰政画
Marks
Red seals:(artist): Shi Zoka; (collector): Shikitei (formerly in the collection of Shikitei Sanba)
朱印：(画家印) 師造化; (蔵書印) 式亭 (式亭三馬旧蔵)
朱印：(画家印) 師造化; (蔵書印) 式亭 (式亭三馬旧蔵)
ProvenanceShikitei Sanba (b. 1776 - d. 1822), Japan. Between 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)