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「岩井半四郎」（四代目）、「市川団十郎」（六代目）
Actors Iwai Hanshirô IV and Ichikawa Danjûrô VI
「岩井半四郎」（四代目）、「市川団十郎」（六代目）
Japanese
Edo period
about 1798
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical aiban; 30.2 x 21 cm (11 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17113
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionBefore 1799.5, when Danjuro VI (recognizable by his square eyebrows) died.
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
No censor's seal
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
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.