Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV (by Shun'ei) and Two Women (by Shunchô) – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV (by Shun'ei) and Two Women (by Shunchô)

Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV (by Shun'ei) and Two Women (by Shunchô)

四代岩井半四郎（春英）と二美人（春朝）

Katsukawa Shunchô (Japanese, active about 1780–1801)
Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762–1819)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1788 (Tenmei 8)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 31.8 x 21.3 cm (12 1/2 x 8 3/8 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.5952

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), #634; Ukiyo-e taisei 6 (1931), #29

Signed Shun'ei ga (at right), Shunchô ga (at left)
春英画、春潮画

ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (#249); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.