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「見立役者六歌仙 小町 路考」 五代目瀬川菊之丞 「三」
No. 3, Actor Rokô (Segawa Kikunojô V) as Komachi, from the series Actors Representing the Six Poetic Immortals (Mitate yakusha rokkasen)
「見立役者六歌仙 小町 路考」 五代目瀬川菊之丞 「三」
Japanese
Edo period
1826 (Bunsei 9), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.3 x 25.5 cm (14 5/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25327
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 101-6187
DescriptionUnidentified publisher's mark.
Signed
Ko Toyokuni ga (by the late Toyokuni)
故豊国画
故豊国画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
Inscriptions「六つの花にそありけるよ酒の味 路考」
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.