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The Courtesan Hinazuru of the Choji Establishment Holding a Fan, Peony from the series Six Beauties of the Licensed Quarters Compared with Flowers

The Courtesan Hinazuru of the Choji Establishment Holding a Fan, Peony from the series Six Beauties of the Licensed Quarters Compared with Flowers

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Hosoda Eishi

Artist/Maker
Hosoda Eishi
(Japanese, 1756 - 1829)
Title
The Courtesan Hinazuru of the Choji Establishment Holding a Fan, Peony from the series Six Beauties of the Licensed Quarters Compared with Flowers
Date
around 1795
Material & Process
Color woodcut
Dimensions
378 x 252 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Inventory No.
1980.660
Classification
Prints
Location
Japan

Related

1938, purchased from Aoyama (Paris, France) by 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. 11

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

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