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四代目岩井半四郎の兼好の妹ちはや
Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV as Chihaya, Younger Sister of Kenkô
四代目岩井半四郎の兼好の妹ちはや
Japanese
Edo period
1794 (Kansei 6), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32.4 x 15.1 cm (12 3/4 x 5 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16485
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
TNM, Sharaku (2011), #128; Dai Sharaku ten (1995), #101; Ukiyo-e shûka 11 (1979), list #112
DescriptionPlay: Matsu wa Misao Onna Kusunoki
Theater: Kawarazaki
松貞婦女楠（まつはみさおおんなくすのき）
河原崎
Theater: Kawarazaki
松貞婦女楠（まつはみさおおんなくすのき）
河原崎
Signed
Tôshûsai Sharaku ga
東洲斎写楽画
東洲斎写楽画
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.