Snow at Mukojima

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]

• Mueller, Laura. "Competition and Collaboration: Japanese Prints of the Utagawa School." Leiden, The Netherlands: Hotei Publishing, 2007. p. 150, no. 133
• Osumi, Takeshige, ed. "Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection Ukiyo-e Masterpieces Exhibition." Tokyo: Bun You Associates, 1999.
• Meech-Pekarik, Julia, and Meech, J. "Rain and Snow: The Umbrella in Japanese Art". Japan Society Gallery, 1993 no. 39

• Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 10/13/1999–6/30/2000
• Rain and Snow: The Umbrella in Japanese Art: Japan Society Gallery, 4/28/1993–6/27/1993

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

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