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A Gaggle of Six Geese

A Gaggle of Six Geese

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Ohara Shoson

Artist
Ohara Shoson
(Japanese, 1877 - 1945)
Title
A Gaggle of Six Geese
Date
ca. 1920-1930
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
363 x 241 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession No.
1980.2823
Classification
Prints
Geography
Japan

Related

29 October 1936, purchased from Nakaide 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]

  • Newland, Amy Reigle, Jan Perrée, and Robert Schaap. "Crows Cranes and Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson 1877-1945." Leiden: Hotei Publishing, 2010. no. S11.2
  • Roberts, Laurance P. "A Dictionary of Japanese Artists: Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Prints, Lacquer." Tokyo; New York: Weatherhill, 1986. p. 124
  • Merritt, Helen and Nanako Yamada. "Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975." University of Hawaii Press, 1992. p. 116

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