Sign of the Rat (Ne): Actor Segawa Michinosuke I as Koshimoto Chidori, probably from an untitled series based on the signs of the zodiac
Utagawa Kunimitsu I
(Japanese, active 1800s–early 1830s)
Iseya Magobei (Iseson, Isemago)
(Japanese)
1804 (Kyôwa 4/Bunka 1), 6th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHosoban; 31.8 x 13.8 cm (12 1/2 x 5 7/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous gift in memory of Horatio Greenough Curtis
Accession number23.190
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Provenance1923, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession date: April 5, 1923)
Utagawa Kunimitsu I
1804 (Kyôwa 4/Bunka 1), 6th month
Utagawa Kunimitsu I
1806 (Bunka 3), 6th month; OR 1808 (Bunka 5), intercalary 6th month
Utagawa Kunimitsu I
about 1800s
Utagawa Kunimitsu I
about 1800s
Utagawa Kunimitsu I
about 1801–04 (Kyôwa era)
Utagawa Kunimitsu II
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 9th month
Utagawa Kunimitsu II
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 9th month