San ô shinkei
Setsumeiro Shûga
(Japanese)
1822 (Bunsei 5)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions15.6 x 23.8 cm
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number2009.3886
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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 25, 2009)
Katsushika Taito II
preface to volume 1: 1827 (Bunsei 10); preface to volume 3: 1835 (Tenpô 6); preface to volume 4: 1850 (Kaei 3)
Utagawa Hiroshige I
dates unknown
Sakai Hôitsu
about 1865