Ehon Musashi abumi (The Stirrups of Musashi, A Picture Book)
Katsushika Hokusai
(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Akita Taigi
(Japanese)
Kobayashi Shinbei
(Japanese)
Egawa Tamekichi
(Japanese)
1836 (Tempô 7)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 23 x 16 cm (9 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.); hanshibon
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number2019.967
On View
Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
Collections
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)