Actor Matsumoto Kôshirô IV, from the series Fans of the East (Azuma ôgi) – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Actor Matsumoto Kôshirô IV, from the series Fans of the East (Azuma ôgi)

Actor Matsumoto Kôshirô IV, from the series Fans of the East (Azuma ôgi)

「東扇」　四代松本幸四郎

Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1775 (An'ei 4)

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

Dimensions Double aiban; 46.5 x 33 cm (18 5/16 x 13 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.4297

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné The series: Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), p. 208, n. 2 (this design not mentioned)

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.14866 (heavily trimmed), 21.4297 (slightly trimmed)

Signed Shunshô ga
春章画

ProvenanceNovember 1912, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.