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Twilight Hill at Meguro in the Eastern Capital, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji

Twilight Hill at Meguro in the Eastern Capital, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji

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Utagawa Hiroshige IV

Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige IV
(Japanese)
Title
Twilight Hill at Meguro in the Eastern Capital, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
Date
possibly early 20th century
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
234 x 156 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession No.
1980.2303
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]

  • Stewart, Jack, “Lawrence and Japanese Art,” in Bell, Michael, ed., "D.H. Lawrence: Literature, History, Culture." Tokyo: Kokusho-Kankokai Press, 2005. p. 45, no. 2
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "The Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1990. p. 204

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