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Perspective Picture of a Kabuki Theater (Uki-e Kabuki shibai no zu)
Utagawa Toyoharu · c. 1776
Provenance
Ownership history
- Harold Gould Henderson (1889–1974) and Mary A. Henderson (1905–1998), New York; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1962.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Milan, Italy, Arthemisia and Palazzo Reale, "Ukiyoe, Il Mondo Fluttuante" at Palazzo Reale from 6 February 2004 – 30 May 2004.
- Kabuki Actors: Masterpieces of Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, June 6-July 31, 1988
Literature
Published references
- Chinese Art Society of American Museums, 1962, p. 44, 57-58.Calza, Gain Carlo. "Ukiyoe". Phaidon Press Limited, 2005, Page 415, color plate 68, catalog number I.23
- Kishi Fumikazu, Edo no Enkinho (1994), fig. 40, pp. 90-2
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