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「瀬川路考」（三代目） 「白酒売所作事」
Actor Segawa Rokô III in the Dance of the White Sake Vendor (Shirozake-uri shosagoto), in Osaka
「瀬川路考」（三代目） 「白酒売所作事」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1802–4 (Kyôwa 2–Bunka 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.5 x 24.8 cm (14 3/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40133
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ritsumeikan db arcUP1309
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.16312, 11.40133
Rokô played in Osaka from 1802.2 to 1804.9.
Rokô played in Osaka from 1802.2 to 1804.9.
Signed
Toyokuni monjin Kunihisa ga
豊国門人国久画
豊国門人国久画
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: January 19, 2005)
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.