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Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV as a Courtesan

Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV as a Courtesan

四代目岩井半四郎

Katsukawa Shunkô (Japanese, 1743–1812)

Japanese

Edo period

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36.8 x 24.4 cm (14 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.7273

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Ukiyo-e taikei 3 (1976), #170; Ukiyo-e taisei 8 (1931), #9

Signed Shunkô ga
春好画

Marks Collector's seal: Wakai Oyaji

ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (#272); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.