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「瀬川路考吾妻下り」 初代瀬川路之助、三代目瀬川路考、五代目市川海老蔵（七代目市川団十郎）
Actor Segawa Rokô III in a Parody of Narihira's Journey to the East (Segawa Rokô Azuma kudari): Segawa Michinosuke I, Segawa Rokô III, Ichikawa Ebizô V
「瀬川路考吾妻下り」 初代瀬川路之助、三代目瀬川路考、五代目市川海老蔵（七代目市川団十郎）
Japanese
Edo period
1804 (Kyôwa 4/Bunka 1), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.1 x 24.7 cm (14 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25390
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionCenter sheet of an incomplete triptych. Right sheet: 11.25389
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
Unsigned (signature cut off of this impression?)
無款
無款
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.