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六玉川 「萩玉川 路考 名顔之図」 （三代目瀬川路考）
The Jewel River of Bush Clover (Hagi no Tamagawa): Actor Rokô (Segawa Rokô III, later Segawa Senjo), from the series Pictures of Famous Faces (Meigan no ga/ Meigan no zu); Actors Representing the Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa)
六玉川 「萩玉川 路考 名顔之図」 （三代目瀬川路考）
Japanese
Edo period
1800s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.1 x 26.5 cm (14 3/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.30333
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTwo prints from the same series: 11.25413, 11.30333
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.