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「浮世舞台香 半四郎風」 五代目岩井半四郎
In the Manner of Hanshirô (Hanshirô fû): Woman Clipping Toenails, with Inset of Actor Iwai Hanshirô V on a Fan, from the series Floating World Scenes with the Perfume of the Stage (Ukiyo butai kô)
「浮世舞台香 半四郎風」 五代目岩井半四郎
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.3 x 26.3 cm (15 1/16 x 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13662
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
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.