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鴛鴦の精霊 「中村歌右衛門」（三代目） 「瀬川路考」（四代目）
Actors Nakamura Utaemon III (R) and Segawa Rokô IV (L) as Mandarin Ducks
鴛鴦の精霊 「中村歌右衛門」（三代目） 「瀬川路考」（四代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1809 (Bunka 6), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 39.4 x 52.6 cm (15 1/2 x 20 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41490a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 101-6482 (R only)
DescriptionPlay (shosa): Imosedori Iro no Minamoto
Play (main feature): Ôshû-dachi Yuki no Kurogoma
Theater: Nakamura
妹背鳥色源（いもせどりいろのみなもと）、富本
奥州将雪驪（おうしゅうだちゆきのくろごま）
中村
Play (main feature): Ôshû-dachi Yuki no Kurogoma
Theater: Nakamura
妹背鳥色源（いもせどりいろのみなもと）、富本
奥州将雪驪（おうしゅうだちゆきのくろごま）
中村
Signed
Toyokuni ga (on each sheet)
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
No censor's seal
改印：なし
改印：なし
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.