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「やゑ 岩井半四郎」（五代目）
Actor Iwai Hanshirô V as Yae
「やゑ 岩井半四郎」（五代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1823 (Bunsei 6), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.8 x 25.4 cm (14 1/2 x 10 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37805
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami
Theater: Nakamura
菅原伝授手習鑑（すがわらでんじゅてならいかがみ）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
菅原伝授手習鑑（すがわらでんじゅてならいかがみ）
中村
Signed
Kunikane ga
国兼画
国兼画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)
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.