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となせ 「岩井半四郎」（四代目）
Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV as Tonase
となせ 「岩井半四郎」（四代目）
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Edo period
1787 (Tenmei 7), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.2 x 12.9 cm (11 1/2 x 5 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20055
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Hokusai (2013), #3; Izawa, "Katsushika Shunrô...," Ukiyo-e geijutsu 79 (1983), p. 15, #14; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 224, hosoban #44
DescriptionPlay: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Kiri
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなてほんちゅうしんぐら）
桐
1787、丁未、天明０７、08・01
Theater: Kiri
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなてほんちゅうしんぐら）
桐
1787、丁未、天明０７、08・01
Signed
Shunrô ga
春朗画
春朗画
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.