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「夏の富士美人合」 初代瀬川路之助
Actor Segawa Michinosuke I with a Woman, from the series Actors in Private Life Matched with Beautiful Women (Natsu no Fuji bijin awase)
「夏の富士美人合」 初代瀬川路之助
Japanese
Edo period
about 1802 (Kyôwa 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.2 x 25.2 cm (15 1/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13531
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA prints in the series: 11.13500,11.13507, 11.13508, 11.13509, 11.13531
11.13507 and 11.13531 have the mark of publisher Izumiya Ichibei; 11.13508 has the kiwame seal.
11.13507 and 11.13531 have the mark of publisher Izumiya Ichibei; 11.13508 has the kiwame seal.
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
No censor's seal
改印：なし
改印：なし
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.