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Night Rain at Fukagawa, from the series Eight Elegant Views of the East

Night Rain at Fukagawa, from the series Eight Elegant Views of the East

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Utagawa Toyokuni

Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni
(Japanese, 1769 - 1825)
Title
Night Rain at Fukagawa, from the series Eight Elegant Views of the East
Date
ca. 1795
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
250 x 181 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession No.
1980.3150
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.
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "The Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1990. p. 326

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

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