Ehon haya manabi, shohen (A Picture Book for Learning to Draw Quickly, Part One)
Uragami Kôsa
(Japanese)
Uragami Kôsa
(Japanese)
Sakaiya Sadashichi
(Japanese)
1847 (preface) 1848 (colophon)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
DimensionsOverall: 17.6 x 12.3 cm (6 15/16 x 4 13/16 in.); chûbon
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number2019.900
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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; 1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 7, 2019)
Uragami Kôsa
1847 (preface) 1848 (colophon)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1809 (Bunka 6)
