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(Wakan meihitsu) gahô (Painted Treasury of Notable Chinese and Japanese Paintings)

1818
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions25.7 x 18.1 cm (ôhon)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number2000.1045.1-6
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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; gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 14, 2001)
(Wakan meihitsu) gaei (Glories of Japanese and Chinese Painting)
Yoshimura Shûzan
colophon: 1807 (Bunka 4); preface: 1749 (Kanen 2)
Yoshimura Shûzan
undated (about 1767, Meiwa 4)
Sakurai Shûzan Keigetsu
colophon: 1776 (An'ei 5); 1st preface: 1773 (An'ei 2); 2nd preface and postface: 1774 (An'ei 3)