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Egrets in Snow

Egrets in Snow

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Ide Gakusui

Artist
Ide Gakusui
(Japanese, 1899 - 1982)
Title
Egrets in Snow
Date
ca. 1930-1940
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
364 x 231 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of Abigail Van Vleck
Accession No.
1984.231
Classification
Prints
Geography
Japan

Related

By ca.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]

  • Stevens, Andrew. "Color Woodcut International: Japan, Britain, and America In the Early Twentieth Century." Madison: Chazen Museum of Art, 2006. p. 111, no. 53
  • Merritt, Helen and Nanako Yamada. "Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975." University of Hawaii Press, 1992. p. 38
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "The Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1990. p. 17

  • Watanabe: Japanese Print Envoy: Chazen Museum of Art, 6/1/2018–9/2/2018
  • Color Woodcut International: Japan, Britain, and America in the Early 20th Century: Chazen Museum of Art, 12/9/2006–2/25/2007

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