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三代目瀬川菊之丞 四代目岩井半四郎
Actors Segawa Kikunojo III (R) and Iwai Hanshirô IV (L)
三代目瀬川菊之丞 四代目岩井半四郎
Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762–1819)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban diptych; 29.6 x 27.4 cm (11 5/8 x 10 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18187, 11.18240
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.18187 (left), 11.18240 (right)
Signed
Shun'ei ga (on each sheet)
春英画
春英画
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.