Ehon saishiki tsû, nihen shôhen (The Knowledge of Color, Parts One and Two; variation with volumes bound in partially reversed order)
Katsushika Hokusai
(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Katsushika Hokusai
(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Hôkaishi
(Japanese)
Yamaguchiya Tôbei (Kinkôdô)
(Japanese)
Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô)
(Japanese)
Kobayashi Shinbei
(Japanese)
title page and colophon: 1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1); preface of volume 2: 1847 (Kôka 4)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 18 x 12.5 cm (7 1/16 x 4 15/16 in.); chûbon
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number2019.915
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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
1829 (Bunsei 12)