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初代中村仲蔵の長田太郎、四代目岩井半四郎
Actors Nakamura Nakazô I as Osada no Tarô and Iwai Hanshirô IV in an unidentified role
初代中村仲蔵の長田太郎、四代目岩井半四郎
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1768 (Meiwa 5), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.5 x 14.1 cm (11 5/8 x 5 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18561
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 9 (1981), pl. 90 (Achenbach)
DescriptionPlay (kaomise): Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji
Theater: Nakamura
今於盛末広源氏（いまをさかりすえひろげんじ）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
今於盛末広源氏（いまをさかりすえひろげんじ）
中村
Signed
Shunshô ga
春章画
春章画
Marks
Artist's seal: Rin (in jar shape)
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.