Picture of Snow in the Temple Gardens at Nippori, from the series A New Selection of Famous Places in Edo

Picture of Snow in the Temple Gardens at Nippori, from the series A New Selection of Famous Places in Edo

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Utagawa Yoshitora

Yoshitora based this design on a composition of the same subject from Hiroshige’s Illustrated Book of Souvenirs from Edo. The area known as Nippori was made up of three temples, each with elaborate gardens that included artificial mountains and landscapes. Along the left margin of this design is a snow-covered topiary bush in the shape of a sailboat. The area was best known for its flowering trees in the spring, but in this depiction they are shown bare and snow covered.
Artist
Utagawa Yoshitora
(Japanese, active ca. 1850 – 1880)
Title
Picture of Snow in the Temple Gardens at Nippori, from the series A New Selection of Famous Places in Edo
Date
5/1855
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
216 x 345 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of Abigail Van Vleck
Accession No.
1984.1196
Classification
Prints
Geography
Japan

Related

By 1943, acquired by Edward Burr Van Vleck (Madison, WI); 1943, passed through inheritance to Edward’s son, John H. Van Vleck (Cambridge, MA); 1980, passed through inheritance to John’s wife, Abigail P. Van Vleck (Cambridge, MA); 1984, bequeathed to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Mueller, Laura. "Competition and Collaboration: Japanese Prints of the Utagawa School." Leiden, The Netherlands: Hotei Publishing, 2007. p. 195, no. 187
  • 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. 346

  • Competition and Collaboration: Japanese Prints of the Utagawa School: Chazen Museum of Art, 11/3/2007–1/6/2008
  • Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 10/13/1999–6/30/2000

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