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四代目瀬川路考（＝四代目瀬川菊之丞）、四代目沢村宗十郎 （死絵）
Memorial Portraits of Actors Segawa Rokô IV (known posthumously as Segawa Kikunojô IV) and Sawamura Sôjûrô IV
四代目瀬川路考（＝四代目瀬川菊之丞）、四代目沢村宗十郎 （死絵）
Japanese
Edo period
1812 (Bunka 9), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.8 x 25.7 cm (15 1/4 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21947
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionCensor's seal used in 1st and 11th month of 1812; Sôjûrô died in the 12th month.
Signed
Okonomi ni tsuki Toyokuni ga
御好ニ付豊国画
御好ニ付豊国画
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, Tsumuraya Saburôbei
改印：極、津三
改印：極、津三
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.