Ehon kotoba no hana
Kitagawa Utamaro I
(Japanese, early 1750s–1806)
Ishikawa Masamochi (Rokujuen Meshimori)
(Japanese)
Tsutaya Jûzaburô (Kôshodô)
(Japanese)
1787 (Tenmei 7)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions21.6 x 15.5 cm
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number2011.805.1-2
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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: August 23, 2011)
Kitagawa Utamaro I
about 1789 (Tenmei 9/Kansei 1)
Kitagawa Utamaro I
Kitagawa Utamaro I