(Denshin kaishu) Hokusai gashiki (Hokusai's Drawing Method)
Katsushika Hokusai
(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Senkakutei Hokuyô
(Japanese)
Sekkatei Hokushû
(Japanese)
Shun'yôsai Hokkei
(Japanese, active 1818–1824)
preface: 1818 (Bunsei 1) summer; colophon: 1819 (Bunsei 2)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink and slight color on paper
DimensionsOverall: 26.1 x 18.5 cm (10 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.); ôbon
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number2019.912
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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
colophon: 1817 (Bunka 14)