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The Courtesan Oshu of Yamaguchiya with Pet Rats and Child Attendants, from the series First Patterns of Young Greens

The Courtesan Oshu of Yamaguchiya with Pet Rats and Child Attendants, from the series First Patterns of Young Greens

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Isoda Koryūsai

Artist/Maker
Isoda Koryūsai
(Japanese, active ca. 1764 – 1788)
Title
The Courtesan Oshu of Yamaguchiya with Pet Rats and Child Attendants, from the series First Patterns of Young Greens
Date
1775-1780
Material & Process
Color woodcut
Dimensions
373 x 234 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of Abigail Van Vleck
Inventory No.
1984.1061
Classification
Prints
Location
Japan

Related

By 1943, acquired by Edward Burr Van Vleck (Madison, WI); 1943, passed through inheritance to Edward’s son, John H. Van Vleck (Cambridge, MA); 1980, passed through inheritance to John’s wife, Abigail P. Van Vleck (Cambridge, MA); 1984, bequeathed 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. 245

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