Shiryô taikan

1899 (Meiji 32)

Medium/TechniqueHand-copied book (shahon); ink on paper

DimensionsOverall: 28.1 x 20.4 cm (11 1/16 x 8 1/16 in.) (ôhon)

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

Accession number2011.1185

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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)