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四代目岩井半四郎の少将
Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV as Shôshô
四代目岩井半四郎の少将
Katsukawa Shunkô (Japanese, 1743–1812)
Japanese
Edo period
1788 (Tenmei 8), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.6 x 13.6 cm (11 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22111
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Keisei Natori Soga
Theater: Kiri
けいせい優曽我（けいせいなとりそが）
桐
Theater: Kiri
けいせい優曽我（けいせいなとりそが）
桐
Signed
Shunkô ga
春好画
春好画
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.