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Retsujo hyakunin isshu (Verses by One Hundred Famous Women)

(Japanese, 1760–1849)
(Japanese, 1786–1864)
(Japanese)
(Japanese)
preface: 1847 (Kôka 4)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink on paper (limited color on title page only)
DimensionsOverall: 18.2 x 12.1 cm (7 3/16 x 4 3/4 in.); chûbon
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number2019.903
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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; 1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 7, 2019)