Ehon nishiki no fukuro (The Brocade Bag Picture Book)
Keisai Eisen
(Japanese, 1790–1848)
Bunkado Shujin
(Japanese)
Kawachiya Mohei (Gungyokudô)
(Japanese)
Eirakuya Tôshirô (Tôhekidô)
(Japanese)
preface: 1828 (Bunsei 11)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions22.2 x 15.4 cm (chûbon)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number1997.604
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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)