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Itchô gafu (An Album of Pictures by Itchô)

(Japanese, 1652–1724)
(Japanese, 1732–1803)
(Japanese, born in 1840)
(Japanese, 1732–1803)
Preface and colophon: 1770
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book
DimensionsOverall: 27 x 18.7 cm (10 5/8 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number1997.778.1-3
On View
Not 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; gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 31, 1998)
Hanabusa Itchô
dates unknown
Hanabusa Itchô
1854 (Kaei 7/ Ansei 1)
Hanabusa Itchô
Colophon: 1778 (An'ei 7); Preface: 1769 (Meiwa 6)
Hanabusa Itchô
Preface and colophon: 1770
Hanabusa Itchô
1778 (An'ei 7)
Kozuka with design of a courtesan in a boat (Asazuma-bune)
Hanabusa Itchô
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Kozuka with design of standing figure
Hanabusa Itchô
mid to late 19th century
Swallows Among Willows
Hanabusa Itchô
latter half of the 17th - first half of the 18th centuries
Sudden Shower
Hanabusa Itchô
first half of the 18th century
Celebrations and Festivities of the Twelve Months
Hanabusa Itchô
first half of the 18th century
Celebrations and Festivities of the Twelve Months
Hanabusa Itchô
first half of the 18th century
Conservation Status: After Treatment
Hanabusa Itchô
dated 1713 (Shôtoku 3)