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Edo meisho hyakunin isshu (Famous Places in Edo for the Hundred Poets)


江戸名所百人一首
Kondô Kiyoharu (Japanese, active 1700s–1730s)
Publisher: Murata (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1705 (Hôei 2, First Month)

Medium/Technique Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Dimensions Overall: 18.3 x 13.3 cm (7 3/16 x 5 1/4 in.; kohon
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number2019.897
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ClassificationsIllustrated books

Signed artist signature: "Gakô Kondô Sukegorô Kiyoharu hitsu"
畫工 近藤 助五郎 清春 筆
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)