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The Kaminarimon at the Kanseon Temple in Asakusa, from the series Famous Places in Edo

The Kaminarimon at the Kanseon Temple in Asakusa, from the series Famous Places in Edo

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Utagawa Kunitsuna

Artist/Maker
Utagawa Kunitsuna
(Japanese, 1805 - 1868)
Title
The Kaminarimon at the Kanseon Temple in Asakusa, from the series Famous Places in Edo
Date
9/1853
Material & Process
Color woodcut
Dimensions
220 x 345 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of Abigail Van Vleck
Inventory No.
1984.1108
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]

  • Mueller, Laura. "Competition and Collaboration: Japanese Prints of the Utagawa School." Leiden, The Netherlands: Hotei Publishing, 2007. p. 194, no. 185
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "The Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1990. p. 259

  • Competition and Collaboration: Japanese Prints of the Utagawa School: Chazen Museum of Art, 11/3/2007–1/6/2008

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