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「瀬川路考吾妻下り」 五代目松本幸四郎、初代瀬川路三郎、五代目岩井半四郎
Actor Segawa Rokô III in a Parody of Narihira's Journey to the East (Segawa Rokô Azuma kudari): Matsumoto Kôshirô V, Segawa Michisaburô I, and Iwai Hanshirô V
「瀬川路考吾妻下り」 五代目松本幸四郎、初代瀬川路三郎、五代目岩井半四郎
Japanese
Edo period
1804 (Kyôwa 4/Bunka 1), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.9 x 26.3 cm (14 1/2 x 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25389
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 001-0471
DescriptionRight sheet of an incomplete triptych. Center sheet: 11.25390
A joking reference to the fact that Segawa Rokô III had just returned to Edo after playing for over two years in the Kamigata area.
A joking reference to the fact that Segawa Rokô III had just returned to Edo after playing for over two years in the Kamigata area.
Signed
Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga
一陽斎豊国画
一陽斎豊国画
Marks
No censor's seal
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.