Kingfisher on Snowy Reeds

By 1940, 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]

• Merritt, Helen and Nanako Yamada. "Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975." University of Hawaii Press, 1992. p. 107
• Elvehjem Museum of Art. "The Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1990. p. 16

• Watanabe: Japanese Print Envoy: Chazen Museum of Art, 6/1/2018–9/2/2018

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

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