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The Courtesans Kisegawa, Seyama, Wakana and Matsuyama of the Matsuba Establishment

The Courtesans Kisegawa, Seyama, Wakana and Matsuyama of the Matsuba Establishment

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Hosoda Eishi

Artist
Hosoda Eishi
(Japanese, 1756 - 1829)
Title
The Courtesans Kisegawa, Seyama, Wakana and Matsuyama of the Matsuba Establishment
Date
1790-1795
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
324 x 223 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession No.
1980.655
Classification
Prints
Geography
Japan

Related

By 1921, purchased from Mrs. Schraubstadter by Lucy F. Brown (New York, NY); 29 January 1921, sold to Edward Burr Van Vleck (Madison, WI); 1943, passed through inheritance to Edward’s son, John H. Van Vleck (Cambridge, MA); 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. 10

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

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