Kyôka meisû gazôshû (Verse Anthology with Portraits of Poets in Numbered Groups)
Yashima Gakutei
(Japanese, 1786?–1868)
Bunbunsha
(Japanese)
about 1820s
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions22.3 x 15.8 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.) (chûbon)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number1997.468.1-2
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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; gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 31, 1998)
Yashima Gakutei
probably 1820s
Yashima Gakutei
frontispiece and preface: 1821 (Bunsei 4); colophon: 1822 (Bunsei 5)