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Seven Ri Beach in Sagami Province, from the series One-hundred Views of Famous Places in the Provinces

Seven Ri Beach in Sagami Province, from the series One-hundred Views of Famous Places in the Provinces

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Utagawa Hiroshige II

The plovers mentioned in The Shell Book are associated with sea foam, because they fly above the crashing waves.
Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige II
(Japanese, 1829 - 1869)
Title
Seven Ri Beach in Sagami Province, from the series One-hundred Views of Famous Places in the Provinces
Date
ca. 1860
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
338 x 220 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession No.
1980.2248
Classification
Prints
Geography
Japan

Related

By 1925, purchased in Japan by Frank Lloyd Wright; ca. 1926, acquired by The Bank of Wisconsin; 1928, sold to 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.

  • Gifts of the Ebb Tide: The Sea in Japanese Prints: Chazen Museum of Art, 6/8/2013–9/1/2013
  • Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 10/13/1999–6/30/2000

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