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Courtesan in Black Robe with Pattern of Autumn Flowers

Courtesan in Black Robe with Pattern of Autumn Flowers

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Utagawa Kunisada

Artist/Maker
Utagawa Kunisada
(Japanese, 1786 - 1864)
Title
Courtesan in Black Robe with Pattern of Autumn Flowers
Date
1815-1825
Material & Process
Color woodcut
Dimensions
728 x 250 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of Abigail Van Vleck
Inventory No.
1984.1087
Classification
Prints
Location
Japan

Related

1915, sold by Kusama to 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]

  • Osumi, Takeshige, ed. "Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection Ukiyo-e Masterpieces Exhibition." Tokyo: Bun You Associates, 1999.
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "The Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1990. p. 251

  • Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 10/13/1999–6/30/2000

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