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Kabuki Theaters at Nichomachi, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital

Kabuki Theaters at Nichomachi, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital

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Utagawa Hiroshige

Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige
(Japanese, 1797 - 1858)
Title
Kabuki Theaters at Nichomachi, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital
Date
ca. 1835
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
225 x 343 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession No.
1980.1742
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]

  • Schlombs, Adele. "Hiroshige: 1797-1858." Koln, Germany: Taschen, 2007. p. 33
  • Hida, Michiko. "The History of Kabuki." Shukan Nihon no Bi wo Meguru 6 (June 4, 2002): 33.
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Hiroshige ten: Seitan 200-shunen kinen (200th Anniversary Hiroshige Exhibition)." Madison, WI: Elvehjem Museum of Art; Japan: Bun You Associates, 1996. no. 136

  • Kabuki: The Drama of Japanese Prints: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 4/19/2003–6/22/2003
  • 200th Anniversary Hiroshige Exhibition (Hiroshige ten: seiten 200-shunen kinen): Elvehjem Museum of Art, 4/29/1996–12/8/1996

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