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Karukaya koden tama-kushige (Karukaya and the Jade Comb)

(Japanese, 1760–1849)
(Japanese, 1767–1848)
(Japanese, 1767–1848)
Preface: 1806; colophon: 1807
Medium/TechniqueWoodblcok printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions(kohon)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number1997.702.1-2
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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; gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 31, 1998)
Katsushika Hokusai
preface and colophon: 1834 (Tenpô 5)
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Katsushika Hokusai
last postface: 1798 (Kansei 10); first preface: 1767 (Meiwa 4)
Page 10
Katsushika Hokusai
about 1798–9 (Kansei 10–11)
Katsushika Hokusai
about 1802
Katsushika Hokusai
1799 (Kansei 11)
Katsushika Hokusai
1799–1800 (Kansei 11–12)
Katsushika Hokusai
1799 (Kansei 11)