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四代目岩井半四郎のおちょう 三代目瀬川菊之丞のおとり
Actors Iwai Hanshirô IV as Ochô (R) and Segawa Kikunojô III as Otori (L)
四代目岩井半四郎のおちょう 三代目瀬川菊之丞のおとり
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1791 (Kansei 3), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban diptych; 30.5 x 30 cm (12 x 11 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18820-1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.18820 (left), 11.18821 (right); virtual record: 11.18820-1
Play (Jôruri): Komatsubiki
Play (main feature): Haru no Sekai Nigiwai Soga
Theater: Nakamura
小松引（こまつびき）
春世界艶麗曽我（はるせかいにぎわいそが）
中村
Play (Jôruri): Komatsubiki
Play (main feature): Haru no Sekai Nigiwai Soga
Theater: Nakamura
小松引（こまつびき）
春世界艶麗曽我（はるせかいにぎわいそが）
中村
Signed
Shunshô ga (on each sheet)
春章画
春章画
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: August 3, 1911)
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.