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六代目岩井半四郎
Actor Iwai Hanshirô VI, from an untitled series of bust portraits with printed "brocade" borders
六代目岩井半四郎
Japanese
Edo period
about 1828–30 (Bunsei 11–Tenpô 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36 x 25.1 cm (14 3/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38713
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 201-4264 (identified as Iwai Hanshirô VI); Ukiyo-e taisei 10 (1930), #161 (identified as Segawa Kikunojô)
DescriptionTwo prints from the series: 11.38713, 11.38714
Another print in the series: Ukiyo-e taisei 10 (1930), #160 (Ichikawa Danjûrô VII)
Five prints from the series, including 11.38714 but not 11.38713: Art Shop Ezoshi (Kyoto), Ukiyoe New Collection News, vol. 58 (2018.4), #s 27-31
Another print in the series: Ukiyo-e taisei 10 (1930), #160 (Ichikawa Danjûrô VII)
Five prints from the series, including 11.38714 but not 11.38713: Art Shop Ezoshi (Kyoto), Ukiyoe New Collection News, vol. 58 (2018.4), #s 27-31
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
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.