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四代目岩井半四郎のさぬきの前 初代大谷友右衛門の下男定助実は武蔵太郎興世
Actors Iwai Hanshirô IV as Sanuki no Mae (R) and Ôtani Tomoemon I as the Servant (Genan) Teisuke, Actually (Jitsu wa) Musashi Tarô Okiyo (L)
四代目岩井半四郎のさぬきの前 初代大谷友右衛門の下男定助実は武蔵太郎興世
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1777 (An'ei 6), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban diptych; 30.9 x 28.6 cm (12 3/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston—Worcester Art Museum exchange, made possible through the Special Korean Pottery Fund, Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Smithsonian Institution—Chinese Expedition, 1923–24
Accession Number54.426-7
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 54.426 (right), 54.427 (left)
MFA impressions: 21.4153 (left sheet only), 54.426-7 (complete diptych)
Play (kaomise): Masakado Kamuri no Hatsuyuki
Theater: Nakamura
将門冠初雪（まさかどかむりのはつゆき）
中村
MFA impressions: 21.4153 (left sheet only), 54.426-7 (complete diptych)
Play (kaomise): Masakado Kamuri no Hatsuyuki
Theater: Nakamura
将門冠初雪（まさかどかむりのはつゆき）
中村
Signed
Shunshô ga
春章画
春章画
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)