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四代目岩井半四郎のお初
Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Ohatsu
四代目岩井半四郎のお初
Japanese
Edo period
1793 (Kansei 5), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31 x 14 cm (12 3/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18225
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Gozen-gakari Sumô Soga
Theater: Kawarazaki
御前懸相撲曽我（ごぜんがかりすもうそが）
河原崎
Theater: Kawarazaki
御前懸相撲曽我（ごぜんがかりすもうそが）
河原崎
Signed
Shun'ei ga
春英画
春英画
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.