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四代岩井半四郎の手飼庵崎のおくめ
Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV as Okume
四代岩井半四郎の手飼庵崎のおくめ
Ippitsusai Bunchô (Japanese, active about 1765–1792)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō) (Japanese)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1779 (An'ei 8), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.5 x 14.2 cm (11 5/8 x 5 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4721
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 12, Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Berlin (1988), pl. 60; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Bunchô list, #109
DescriptionMFA impressions: 21.4693, 21.4721
Signed
Ippitsusai Bunchô ga
一筆齊文調画
一筆齊文調画
Marks
Artist's seal: Mori uji
Collector's seal: Wakai Oyaji
Collector's seal: Wakai Oyaji
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of Baron Sumitomo; May 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Yamanaka & Co.; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.