Ehon wakan no homare (The Glories of Japan and China)
Katsushika Hokusai
(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Yamazaki Yoshishige
(Japanese)
Kamiya Tokuhachi
(Japanese)
Egawa Sentarô
(Japanese)
preface and colophon: 1850 (Kaei 3)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 23.2 x 16 cm (9 1/8 x 6 5/16 in.); hanshibon
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number2019.926
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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)