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The Courtesan Hanamaki of the Great Kazusa Establishment as a Referee, from the series Wrestling with Flowers

The Courtesan Hanamaki of the Great Kazusa Establishment as a Referee, from the series Wrestling with Flowers

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Ippitsusai Bunchō

Artist/Maker
Ippitsusai Bunchō
(Japanese, active ca. 1765 - 1792)
Title
The Courtesan Hanamaki of the Great Kazusa Establishment as a Referee, from the series Wrestling with Flowers
Date
around 1770
Material & Process
Color woodcut
Dimensions
314 x 347 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Inventory No.
1980.623
Classification
Prints
Location
Japan

Related

By 1925, purchased in Japan by Frank Lloyd Wright; ca. 1926, acquired by The Bank of Wisconsin; 1928, sold 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. "Artscene." Fall 1999. p. 6
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "The Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1990. p. 2

  • Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 9/4/2004–11/7/2004
  • Splendors of Edo: Japanese Prints, 1750-1930: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 8/7/1999–10/10/1999

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