The Physiognomy of Koito, The Thread Merchant's Daughter, from a series of Imaginary Portraits of Heroines of Domestic Dramas

Before 1921, collection of Schraubstadter; by 1921, acquired by Lucy F. Brown (New York, NY); 1921, 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.
• Collia-Suzuki, Gina. "The Complete Woodblock Prints of Kitagawa Utamaro: a Descriptive Catalogue." Weston-super-Mare: Nezu Press, 2009. p. 335, cat. no. 269.3
• Elvehjem Museum of Art. "The Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1990. p. 338

• Japanese Masterworks: Woodblock Prints from the Chazen Museum of Art Collection: Chazen Museum of Art, 5/6/2016–8/14/2016
• Floating World: Japanese Prints from the Van Vleck Collection, The: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 4/21/2001–6/17/2001
• Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 10/13/1999–6/30/2000
• Paper Women: The Female in Japanese prints: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 7/23/1994–9/18/1994
• Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints, The: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 10/7/1990–11/25/1990
• Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints : A Preview, The: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 4/12/1981–5/17/1981

• Asia
• Prints
• E. B. Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints

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