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Crows Standing in Snow

Crows Standing in Snow

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Ito Sozan

Artist
Ito Sozan
(Japanese, b. 1884 - active ca. 1915-1926)
Title
Crows Standing in Snow
Date
1919-1926
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
172 x 380 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession No.
1980.2859
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]

  • 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. 314

  • Watanabe: Japanese Print Envoy: Chazen Museum of Art, 6/1/2018–9/2/2018

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