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The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu II as the Shirabyoshi Dancer in Imayo dojoji, Ichimura Theater

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu II as the Shirabyoshi Dancer in Imayo dojoji, Ichimura Theater

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Ippitsusai Bunchō

Artist
Ippitsusai Bunchō
(Japanese, active ca. 1765 - 1792)
Title
The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu II as the Shirabyoshi Dancer in Imayo dojoji, Ichimura Theater
Date
1/1769
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
296 x 141 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession No.
1980.614
Classification
Prints
Geography
Japan

Related

1924, sold by Alexandre Popoff (Paris, France) to Edward Burr Van Vleck (Madison, WI); 1943, passed through inheritance to Edward’s son, John H. Van Vleck (Madison, WI); 9 January 1980, bequeathed by John H. Van Vleck to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "The Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1990. p. 1

  • From Primitive to Decadent: Subject and Style in Japanese Prints, 1680-1880: Milwaukee Art Museum, 1/18/1991–3/3/1991

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