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Actor Segawa Rokô III in two roles, as a Woman of Ohara and a Blind Man, in a Dance of the Four Seasons (Shiki no shosa)


「四季之所作 三代目 瀬川路考」 大原女、座頭
Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Publisher: Sumimaruya Jinsuke (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1805 (Bunka 2), 3rd month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 34.2 x 22.8 cm (13 7/16 x 9 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Louis W. Black
Accession Number51.24
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Waseda db 101-6833 (different edition)
DescriptionPlay: Nori no Hana Shiki no Utena
Theater: Nakamura
法花四季台(のりのはなしきのうてな)
中村

A memorial performance on the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of the death of Segawa Kikunojô II.

二代目瀬川菊之丞三十三回忌追善
Signed Toyokuni ga
豊国画
Marks No censor's seal
Provenance1951, gift of Louis W. Black to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 11, 1951)