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Ehon Asakayama (Picture Book of Mount Asaka)

Nishikawa Sukenobu (Japanese, 1671–1750)

Kikuya Kihei (Japanese)

1739 (Genbun 4)

Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink on paper

Dimensions26.0 x 18.4 cm (ôhon)
Double-page illustrations: 26.0 x 34.5 cm

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse

Accession number2000.1251

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ClassificationsIllustrated books

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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: April 24, 2001)