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A Theatrical Dance Entitled "Dojoji"

A Theatrical Dance Entitled "Dojoji"

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Ito Shinsui

Artist
Ito Shinsui
(Japanese, 1898 - 1972)
Title
A Theatrical Dance Entitled "Dojoji"
Date
1932
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
593 x 249 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession No.
1980.2802
Classification
Prints
Geography
Japan

Related

27 September 1933, purchased from the Japanese Travel Bureau at the Chicago Fair (Chicago, IL) by 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]

  • Roberts, Laurance P. "A Dictionary of Japanese Artists: Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Prints, Lacquer." 1st edition. Tokyo; New York: Weatherhill, 1976. p. 58
  • Merritt, Helen and Nanako Yamada. "Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975." University of Hawaii Press, 1992. p. 47
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "The Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1990. p. 283

  • Watanabe: Japanese Print Envoy: Chazen Museum of Art, 6/1/2018–9/2/2018
  • Japanese Masterworks: Woodblock Prints from the Chazen Museum of Art Collection: Chazen Museum of Art, 5/6/2016–8/14/2016

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