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The Evening Glow of the Candle Stand, from the series Eight Views of Mansions

The Evening Glow of the Candle Stand, from the series Eight Views of Mansions

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Torii Kiyonaga

Artist
Torii Kiyonaga
(Japanese, 1752 - 1815)
Title
The Evening Glow of the Candle Stand, from the series Eight Views of Mansions
Date
1778
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
255 x 193 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession No.
1980.2515
Classification
Prints
Geography
Japan

Related

By 1940, purchased from a dealer (Paris, France) by 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]

  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "The Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1990. p. 235

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