Ryōgoku After the Fire 両国焼け跡

Object Details

• Artist

  Kobayashi Kiyochika 小林清親 (1847-1915)

• Publisher

  Fukuda Kumajiro 福田熊治良 (active ca. 1874-1898)

• Provenance

  ?-1936

  Mr. Asahi, New York, New York method of acquisition unknown [1]

  1956-2003

  Robert O. Muller purchase from Mr. Asahi, New York in December 1936 [2]

  From 2003

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, bequest of Robert O. Muller [3]

  Notes:

  [1] Information gathered by previous researcher. Research will need to be confirmed and from what sources this information came from.

  [2] See Note 1.

  [3] Accessioned on December 6, 2003. See Acquisition Consideration Form, in object file.

  Research Completed May 6, 2022

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Kiyochika: Master of the Night (March 29 to July 27, 2014)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Robert O. Muller (1911-2003)

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Robert O. Muller Collection

• Type

  Print

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1880s

• Name

  Muller, Robert O.

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Art, Robert O. Muller collection, Fire, Japanese Art, Lamps, Meiji era (1868 - 1912)

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Prints