Onna chôhôki (A Women's Treasury)
Katsushika Ôi
(Japanese, active about 1818–after 1854)
Takai Ranzan
(Japanese)
Suharaya Mohei (Senshôbô)
(Japanese)
Kawachiya Kihei
(Japanese)
1847 (Kôka 4)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions25.3 x 17.9 cm (9 15/16 x 7 1/16 in.); ôhon
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number1997.425
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On viewClassificationsIllustrated books
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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: July 31, 1998)
Katsushika Taito II
preface to volume 1: 1827 (Bunsei 10); preface to volume 3: 1835 (Tenpô 6); preface to volume 4: 1850 (Kaei 3)
Katsushika Taito II
prefaces to volumes 1 and 2: 1835 (kinoto hitsuji)
Katsushika Hokusai
1821