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The courtesans Segawa and Matsundo (or Matsubito) of the Matsuba Establishment, from the series A Mirror with Examples of Calligraphy by Beautiful New Courtesans in the Yoshiwara

The courtesans Segawa and Matsundo (or Matsubito) of the Matsuba Establishment, from the series A Mirror with Examples of Calligraphy by Beautiful New Courtesans in the Yoshiwara

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Kitao Masanobu (after)

Artist
Kitao Masanobu (after)
(Japanese, 1761 - 1816)
Title
The courtesans Segawa and Matsundo (or Matsubito) of the Matsuba Establishment, from the series A Mirror with Examples of Calligraphy by Beautiful New Courtesans in the Yoshiwara
Date
1868-1925
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
376 x 514 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession No.
1980.3364
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]

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