Banshoku zukô (Designs for All Artisans)
Katsushika Taito II
(Japanese, active about 1810–1853)
Nanritei Kiraku
(Japanese, active in 1804–1835)
Kawachiya Mohei (Gungyokudô)
(Japanese)
Echigoya Jihei
(Japanese)
Gunkyokudô
(Japanese)
preface to volume 1: 1827 (Bunsei 10); preface to volume 3: 1835 (Tenpô 6); preface to volume 4: 1850 (Kaei 3)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink and limited color on paper
DimensionsOverall: 22.2 x 15.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number2000.1247.1-3
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Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
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ProvenanceSeals of Fujiwara, Ota, and Zogeya (book lenders?). 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: March 14, 2001)
Katsushika Taito II
prefaces to volumes 1 and 2: 1835 (kinoto hitsuji)
Katsushika Taito II