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二代目瀬川菊之丞の雪女実は辰姫
Actor Segawa Kikunojô II as the Snow Woman (Yuki onna), actually Tatsu-hime
二代目瀬川菊之丞の雪女実は辰姫
Ippitsusai Bunchô (Japanese, active about 1765–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1770 (Meiwa 7), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.3 x 13.6 cm (11 9/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston—Worcester Art Museum exchange, made possible through the Special Korean Pottery Fund, Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Smithsonian Institution—Chinese Expedition, 1923–24
Accession Number54.489
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 13 (1991), p. 122 (reference photo of ex-Vever impression); Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Bunchô list, #165
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.4685, 54.489
Play (jôruri): Oyama Beniyuki no Sugao
Play (kaomise): Myôto-giku Izu no Kisewata
Theater: Ichimura
おやま紅雪素顔（おやまべにゆきのすがお）
女夫菊伊豆着綿（めおとぎくいづのきせわた）
市村
Play (jôruri): Oyama Beniyuki no Sugao
Play (kaomise): Myôto-giku Izu no Kisewata
Theater: Ichimura
おやま紅雪素顔（おやまべにゆきのすがお）
女夫菊伊豆着綿（めおとぎくいづのきせわた）
市村
Signed
Ippitsusai Bunchô ga
一筆齊文調画
一筆齊文調画
Marks
Artist's seal: Mori uji
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)