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「見立七小町 雨こい」三代目瀬川菊之丞
Actor Segawa Kikunojô III, Representing Komachi Praying for Rain (Amagoi), from the series Parodies of the Seven Komachi (Mitate Nana Komachi)
「見立七小町 雨こい」三代目瀬川菊之丞
Attributed to: Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Japanese
Edo period
about late 1820s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical yotsugiri (quarter ôban); 19.3 x 12.7 cm (7 5/8 x 5 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.9316
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Forrer, Surimono (2013), #208
DescriptionSix prints from the series of seven: 21.9315 to 21.9320. According to Forrer, made for the Katsushika Mimasuren.
Signed
Unsigned
無款
無款
InscriptionsPoem: Kotowari ya/ hi no moto nareba/ teri mo sen/ saritote wa mata/ ame ga shita to wa
「ことわりや日の本ならは照もせめさりとてはまた天か下とは」
「ことわりや日の本ならは照もせめさりとてはまた天か下とは」
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.