Sanshichi zenden nanka no yume (Life is a Dream: The Story of Sankatsu and Hanshichi)
Katsushika Hokusai
(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Kyokutei Bakin
(Japanese, 1767–1848)
Suharaya Ihachi (Seireikaku)
(Japanese)
Kawachiya Mohei (Gungyokudô)
(Japanese)
Kawachiya Tôbei
(Japanese)
Okadaya Kashichi
(Japanese)
Chôjiya Heibei (Bunkeidô)
(Japanese)
Hanabusa Daisuke
(Japanese)
Yamashiroya Masakichi
(Japanese)
Suharaya Mohei (Senshôbô)
(Japanese)
Kawachiya Tôshirô
(Japanese)
colophons: 1809–11
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions22.6 x 15.8 cm; hanshibon
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number2011.1173.1-6
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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: September 9, 2011)
Katsushika Hokusai
1829 (Bunsei 12)