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二代目瀬川菊之丞の雪女
Actor Segawa Kikunojô II as the Snow Woman (Yuki onna), actually Tatsu-hime
二代目瀬川菊之丞の雪女
Japanese
Edo period
1770 (Meiwa 7), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32.1 x 15.3 cm (12 5/8 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18587
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), #123, pl. 49 (complete triptych)
DescriptionCenter sheet of incomplete triptych.
MFA impressions: 11.18587, 21.4331
Play (Jôruri): Oyama Beniyuki no Sugao
Play (kaomise): Myôto-giku Izu no Kisewata
Theater: Ichimura
おやま紅雪素顔（おやまべにゆきのすがお）
女夫菊伊豆着綿（めおとぎくいづのきせわた）
市村
MFA impressions: 11.18587, 21.4331
Play (Jôruri): Oyama Beniyuki no Sugao
Play (kaomise): Myôto-giku Izu no Kisewata
Theater: Ichimura
おやま紅雪素顔（おやまべにゆきのすがお）
女夫菊伊豆着綿（めおとぎくいづのきせわた）
市村
Signed
Shunshô ga
春章画
春章画
Marks
Artist's seal: Rin (in jar shape)
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.