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三代目瀬川菊之丞のけいせい舞鶴
Actor Segawa Kikunojô III as the Courtesan Maizuru
三代目瀬川菊之丞のけいせい舞鶴
Japanese
Edo period
1789 (Tenmei 9/Kansei 1), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.8 x 15.1 cm (12 1/2 x 5 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18360
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Koi no Yosu ga Kanagaki Soga
Theater: Ichimura
恋便仮名書曽我（こいのよすがかながきそが）
市村
1789、己酉、天明０９、01・16
Theater: Ichimura
恋便仮名書曽我（こいのよすがかながきそが）
市村
1789、己酉、天明０９、01・16
Signed
Shunkô ga
春好画
春好画
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.