Provenance
James Henry Deakin (died 1908), New York and Chicago; sold through Frederick William Gookin (1853–1936), Chicago to Clarence Buckingham (1854–1913), Chicago, Jan. 1907; by descent to his sister, Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937), Chicago, 1913; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1925.
The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (Chikurin shichiken), from the series "A Set of Ten Famous Numbers for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushikaren meisu juban)"
c. 1828
Accession Number
23443
Medium
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
Dimensions
21.3 × 19 cm (8 3/8 × 7 1/2 in.); Mat: 45.8 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Credit Line
Clarence Buckingham Collection
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