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四代目岩井半四郎 （死絵）
Memorial Portrait of Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV
四代目岩井半四郎 （死絵）
Japanese
Edo period
1800 (Kansei 12), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.1 x 13.8 cm (11 7/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25180
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Shuntoku ga
春徳画
春徳画
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.