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「けいせい 瀬川路考」（四代目）
Actor Segawa Rokô IV as a Courtesan (Keisei)
「けいせい 瀬川路考」（四代目）
Kikukawa Eizan (Japanese, 1787–1867)
Japanese
Edo period
1808-1809
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical yotsugiri (quarter ôban); 16.2 x 11.4 cm (6 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25510
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionRokô IV took the name in 1807.11 and died in 1812.11.
Signed
Eizan hitsu
英山筆
英山筆
Marks
No censor's seal
No publisher's mark
改印：なし
版元：なし
No publisher's mark
改印：なし
版元：なし
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.