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Sakata Kaidomaru Wrestling with a Carp in a Waterfall

Sakata Kaidomaru Wrestling with a Carp in a Waterfall

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Artist
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
(Japanese, 1798 - 1861)
Title
Sakata Kaidomaru Wrestling with a Carp in a Waterfall
Date
1830-1835
Medium
Color woodcut
Dimensions
373 x 259 mm Overall
Credit
Bequest of John H. Van Vleck
Accession No.
1980.2650
Classification
Prints
Geography
Japan

Related

Collection of Happer; Collection of Lindsey Russell; by 1917, collection of Lucy F. Brown (New York, NY); 1917, 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. 128, no. 101
  • 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. 260

  • Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 10/13/1999–6/30/2000
  • Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints, The: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 10/7/1990–11/25/1990
  • Calm Lives, Exuberant Pleasures : Outstanding Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Van Vleck Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 3/31/1984–4/15/1984

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