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「けいせいあつま 瀬川菊之丞」（三代目）
Actor Segawa Kikunojô III as the Courtesan (Keisei) Azuma
「けいせいあつま 瀬川菊之丞」（三代目）
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Edo period
1783 (Tenmei 3), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29 x 13.8 cm (11 7/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20054
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Hokusai (2013), #2; Izawa, "Katsushika Shunrô...," Ukiyo-e geijutsu 79 (1983), p. 15, #8; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 224, hosoban #23
DescriptionPlay: Kachi Sumô Uchiwa no Ageha (=Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki)
Theater: Nakamura
勝相撲団扇揚羽（かちずもう うちわのあげは）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
勝相撲団扇揚羽（かちずもう うちわのあげは）
中村
Signed
Katsu Shunrô ga
勝春朗画
勝春朗画
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.