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「小いそ 瀬川路考」（四代目）
Actor Segawa Rokô IV as Koiso
「小いそ 瀬川路考」（四代目）
Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Japanese
Edo period
1808 (Bunka 5), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
11.8 x 11.6 cm (4 5/8 x 4 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25307
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Gohiiki Onga no Shimadai
Theater: Nakamura
御摂恩賀仙（ごひいきおんがのしまだい）
中村 、一番目三建目
文化０５ ( 1808)・11・01
Theater: Nakamura
御摂恩賀仙（ごひいきおんがのしまだい）
中村 、一番目三建目
文化０５ ( 1808)・11・01
Signed
(this picture unsigned)
無款
無款
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.