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「瀬川菊之丞 路考」（二代目瀬川菊之丞）
Actor Segawa Kikunojô II, aka Rokô
「瀬川菊之丞 路考」（二代目瀬川菊之丞）
Japanese
Edo period
about 1758–60 ( (Hôreki 8–10)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hashira-e; 66 x 10 cm (26 x 3 15/16 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 Number54.367
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Clark, Morse, Virgin, and Hockley, Dawn of the Floating World (2000-1), #133; Pins, The Japanese Pillar Print (1982), #86 (different edition)
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.5463, 54.367
Possibly in the role of Enju, daughter of Numada Shôji, in the play Ume no Hana Aoi Hachinoki at the Nakamura Theater in 1758.11.
Possibly in the role of Enju, daughter of Numada Shôji, in the play Ume no Hana Aoi Hachinoki at the Nakamura Theater in 1758.11.
Signed
Torii Kiyomitsu ga
鳥居清満画
鳥居清満画
Marks
Artist's seals: Kiyomitsu, Tsusen (?)
InscriptionsPoem: Fure ya yuki/ tsumoru omoi no/ Segawa wata
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)