Advanced Search 
四代目岩井半四郎の十六夜ヵ
Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV as Izayoi (?)
四代目岩井半四郎の十六夜ヵ
Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762–1819)
Japanese
Edo period
1790 (Kansei 2), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.5 x 14.7 cm (12 3/8 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18242
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Ureshiku Zonji Soga (or: On-ureshiku Zonji Soga)
Theater: Ichimura
うれしく存曽我（うれしくぞんじそが）、御うれしく存曽我（おんうれしくぞんじそが）
市村
Theater: Ichimura
うれしく存曽我（うれしくぞんじそが）、御うれしく存曽我（おんうれしくぞんじそが）
市村
Signed
Shun'ei ga
春英画
春英画
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.