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Aru hito no tazune (A Certain Person's Question)

(Japanese, died 1694)
1698 (Genroku 11), 2nd month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions22.9 x 16.2 cm (hanshibon)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number2006.1730.2
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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: October 16, 2006)