The Mankin Restaurant in the Keiseigakubo Section of the Shirayama District of Asakusa, from the series Famous Restaurants in Edo

By 1925, purchased 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]

• Helmstetter, Deidre. "An Early Bridge: Utagawa Toyoharu and His Integrated Designs." Elvehjem Museum of Art Bulletin, 1995-1997. Elvehjem Museum of Art (1997): 57-70. pp. 57-70
• Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Bulletin/Biennial Report 1995-1997." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1998. p. 69

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

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