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Onna chôhôki (A Women's Treasury)

(Japanese, active about 1818–after 1854)
(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
On View
On view
ClassificationsIllustrated books
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)
Conservation Status: Before Treatment
Katsushika Ôi
Bunsei (1818 - 30) - Tenpô (1830 - 44) eras
Page 2
Katsushika Hokusai
early 19th century
2000.1247.3
Katsushika Taito II
preface to volume 1: 1827 (Bunsei 10); preface to volume 3: 1835 (Tenpô 6); preface to volume 4: 1850 (Kaei 3)
Volume II, Page 24
Katsushika Taito II
prefaces to volumes 1 and 2: 1835 (kinoto hitsuji)