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Utamasa ehon

about 1796 (Kansei 8)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions20.2 x 14.9 cm
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number2011.870
On View
Not on view
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: August 23, 2011)
Geisha Carrying a Shamisen Case in the Snow
Numata Gessai (Utamasa)
about mid Bunka era (1804–18)
The Female Captain of the Boat
Numata Gessai (Utamasa)
about Bunsei era (1818–30) ?
Katsukawa Shunzan
colophon: 1880 (Meiji 13)
Katsushika Hokusai
preface and colophon: 1834 (Tenpô 5)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1810 (Bunka 7)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1809 (Bunka 6)
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Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagata Keisai)
colophon: 1795 (Kansei 7)
Artist unknown, Japanese
1756 (Hôreki 6)