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Meika gafu

Niwa Tôkei (Japanese)

Eirakuya Tôshirô (Tôhekidô) (Japanese)

postface: 1814 (Bunka 11); preface: 1812 (Bunka 9)

Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink and limited color on paper

DimensionsOverall: 27.9 x 19.3 cm (11 x 7 5/8 in.)

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

Accession number2011.811

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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)

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