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Sign of the Rat (Ne): Actor Segawa Michinosuke I as Koshimoto Chidori, probably from an untitled series based on the signs of the zodiac


「子」 「こしもとちどり 瀬川路之助」(初代)
Utagawa Kunimitsu I (Japanese, active 1800s–early 1830s)
Publisher: Iseya Magobei (Iseson, Isemago) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1804 (Kyôwa 4/Bunka 1), 6th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Hosoban; 31.8 x 13.8 cm (12 1/2 x 5 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Anonymous gift in memory of Horatio Greenough Curtis
Accession Number23.190
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ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPlay: HIragana Seisuiki
Theater: Ichimura
ひらかな盛衰記(ひらがなせいすいき)
市村
Signed Toyokuni monjin Kunimitsu ga
豊国門人国満画
Provenance1923, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession date: April 5, 1923)