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Kataoka Nizaemon XI as Kakogawa Honzo in Act 9 of Chushingura, from the series Collection of Shunsen Portraits

Kataoka Nizaemon XI as Kakogawa Honzo in Act 9 of Chushingura, from the series Collection of Shunsen Portraits

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Natori Shunsen

Artist
Natori Shunsen
(Japanese, 1886 - 1960)
Title
Kataoka Nizaemon XI as Kakogawa Honzo in Act 9 of Chushingura, from the series Collection of Shunsen Portraits
Date
1926
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
378 x 256 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession No.
1980.2952
Classification
Prints
Geography
Japan

Related

21 November 1938, sold by John McLaughlin (Boston, MA) 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]

  • Roberts, Laurance P. "A Dictionary of Japanese Artists: Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Prints, Lacquer." 1st edition. Tokyo; New York: Weatherhill, 1976. p. 119
  • Merritt, Helen and Nanako Yamada. "Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975." University of Hawaii Press, 1992. p. 107
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "The Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1990. p. 302

  • Watanabe: Japanese Print Envoy: Chazen Museum of Art, 6/1/2018–9/2/2018
  • Kabuki: The Drama of Japanese Prints: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 4/19/2003–6/22/2003

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