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五代目松本幸四郎、五代目岩井半四郎、初代市川男女蔵、初代沢村源之助（四代目沢村宗十郎）
Four Actors in Four Roles Each: Matsumoto Kôshirô V, Iwai Hanshirô V, Ichikawa Omezô I, Sawamura Gennosuke I (=Sawamura Sôjûrô IV)
五代目松本幸四郎、五代目岩井半四郎、初代市川男女蔵、初代沢村源之助（四代目沢村宗十郎）
Japanese
Edo period
about 1808 (Bunka 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.2 x 26 cm (15 1/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25239
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionSawamura Gennosuke I changed his name to Sawamura Sôjûrô IV in the 11th month of 1811; it is not clear whether this print was published before or after the name change.
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
No censor's seal
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.