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四代目岩井半四郎の七変化
Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV in a Dance of Seven Changes
四代目岩井半四郎の七変化
Japanese
Edo period
1787 (Tenmei 7), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 39 x 26.1 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5897
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Right sheet of diptych: TNM Ukiyo-e cat. 2 (1962), #1746; Ukiyo-e zenshû 5 (1957), fig. 83
DescriptionLeft sheet of incomplete diptych.
MFA impressions: 21.5897, RES.50.52
Play (shosa): Shichihenge no shosa (Dance of Seven Changes)
Play: Miyakodori Yayoi no Watari
Theater: Kiri
七へんけの所作
都鳥弥生渡（みやこどりやよいのわたし）
桐
MFA impressions: 21.5897, RES.50.52
Play (shosa): Shichihenge no shosa (Dance of Seven Changes)
Play: Miyakodori Yayoi no Watari
Theater: Kiri
七へんけの所作
都鳥弥生渡（みやこどりやよいのわたし）
桐
Signed
Shunchô ga
春潮画
春潮画
ProvenanceMarch 1918, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.