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Courtesan Promenading with Two Kamuro

Courtesan Promenading with Two Kamuro

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Kitao Shigemasa

Artist
Kitao Shigemasa
(Japanese, 1739 - 1820)
Title
Courtesan Promenading with Two Kamuro
Date
ca. 1765-1770
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
147 x 323 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession No.
1980.2775
Classification
Prints
Geography
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]

  • Osumi, Takeshige, ed. "Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection Ukiyo-e Masterpieces Exhibition." Tokyo: Bun You Associates, 1999.

  • Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 10/13/1999–6/30/2000

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