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(Yakusha shogei) Kin no zai (The Gold Baton)

(Japanese, active 1700s–1730s)
1728
DimensionsOverall: 21.4 x 14 cm (8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in.); hanshibon
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number1997.772
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
InscriptionsArtist signature: Hikko Kondo Kiyoharu.
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)
Kondô Kiyoharu
Colophon: 1721
Kondô Kiyoharu
about 1705–10 (Hôei period)
Kondô Kiyoharu
probably 1710s or 1720s
Kondô Kiyoharu
Colophon: 1729
Kondô Kiyoharu
undated
Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke I as a Flower Vendor
Kondô Kiyoharu
1724 (Kyôhô 9), 1st month
Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke I as a Flower Vendor
Kondô Kiyoharu
1724 (Kyôhô 9), 1st month
Hishikawa Kiyoharu
1710 (Hôei 7)
Hishikawa Settei Kiyoharu
1836 (Tenpo 7)