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)
Gunkyokudô
(Japanese)
preface: 1835 (kinoto hitsuji)
Medium/Techniquewoodblock printed book; ink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 20.9 x 15.3 cm (8 1/4 x 6 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number2009.3968
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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)
Katsushika Taito II
prefaces to volumes 1 and 2: 1835 (kinoto hitsuji)
Katsushika Taito II