Shûga hyakunin isshu (One Hundred Eminent Poets)
Katsushika Hokusai
(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
(Japanese, 1797–1861)
Yanagawa Shigenobu II
(Japanese, active about 1830–60)
Keisai Eisen
(Japanese, 1790–1848)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
(Japanese, 1786–1864)
Ryokutei Senryû
(Japanese)
Sekiguchi Akizane
(Japanese)
Yamaguchiya Tôbei (Kinkôdô)
(Japanese)
preface: 1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink on paper (slight color on title page and first fives sheets)
DimensionsOverall: 18.1 x 11.8 cm (7 1/8 x 4 5/8 in.); chûbon
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number2019.904
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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)
Katsushika Hokusai
colophon: 1815 (Bunka 12) summer
Katsushika Hokusai
preface: 1818 (Bunsei 1) summer; colophon: 1819 (Bunsei 2)
Katsushika Hokusai
preface: 1818 (Bunsei 1) summer; colophon: 1819 (Bunsei 2)
Katsushika Hokusai
colophon: 1817 (Bunka 14)