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Mitsu no tomoe [Santo no tomoe] (Friends of the Three Capitals)
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Mitsu no tomoe [Santo no tomoe] (Friends of the Three Capitals)

Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850)
Takashima Chiharu (Japanese, 1777–1859)
Kyôkadô Shimandô
1832 (Tenpô 3)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper
Dimensions25.3 × 17.6 cm (9 15/16 × 6 15/16 in.); ôhon
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number1997.567
On View
On view
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; 1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 31, 1998)