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「白井権八 岩井半四郎」（五代目）
Actor Iwai Hanshirô V as Shirai Gonpachi
「白井権八 岩井半四郎」（五代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1823 (Bunka 6), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.5 x 24.6 cm (14 3/8 x 9 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16218
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (opening of Part 2): Yaegasumi Soga no Kumiito
Play (main feature): Ukiyozuka Hiyoku no Inazuma
Theater: Ichimura
八重霞曽我組糸（やえがすみそがのくみいと）
浮世柄比翼稲妻（うきよづかひよくのいなづま）
市村、第二番目序幕ヵ
Play (main feature): Ukiyozuka Hiyoku no Inazuma
Theater: Ichimura
八重霞曽我組糸（やえがすみそがのくみいと）
浮世柄比翼稲妻（うきよづかひよくのいなづま）
市村、第二番目序幕ヵ
Signed
Kunimasu ga
国益画
国益画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.