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四代目岩井半四郎の朝顔、初代中村仲蔵の衛士鶴平
Actors Iwai Hanshirô IV as Asagao and Nakamura Nakazô I as Eji no Tsuruhei
四代目岩井半四郎の朝顔、初代中村仲蔵の衛士鶴平
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1780 (An'ei 9), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical aiban; 30.2 x 20.9 cm (11 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17038
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Edo-Tokyo Museum, Dai Ukiyo-e ten (2014), #88
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.17038, 21.4317
Play (kaomise): Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka
Thearter: Nakamura
極飜錦壮貌（きてかえるにしきのわかやか）
中村
Play (kaomise): Kitekaeru Nishiki no Wakayaka
Thearter: Nakamura
極飜錦壮貌（きてかえるにしきのわかやか）
中村
Signed
Shunshô ga
春章画
春章画
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.