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四代目岩井半四郎のおむつ
Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV as Omutsu
四代目岩井半四郎のおむつ
Katsukawa Shunkô (Japanese, 1743–1812)
Japanese
Edo period
1780 (An'ei 9), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32.8 x 14.9 cm (12 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18306
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionFrom the second feature (nibanme), added in the 8th month to a play that had begun in the 7th month.
Play: Tsuma Mukae Koshiji no Fumizuki
Theater: Nakamura
Play: Tsuma Mukae Koshiji no Fumizuki
Theater: Nakamura
Signed
Katsukawa Shunkô ga
勝川春好画
勝川春好画
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.