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Jeptha H. Wade

This catalog gathers 20 public-domain works given to the museum by Jeptha H. Wade. Every work is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

  1. The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido: Hiratsuka The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido: Hiratsuka Utagawa Hiroshige · 1840
  2. Woman (Bijin) Looking at the Moon's Reflection, from the series Mu Tamagawa Woman (Bijin) Looking at the Moon's Reflection, from the series Mu Tamagawa Suzuki Harunobu · 1704
  3. The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido: Otsu The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido: Otsu Utagawa Hiroshige · 1834
  4. Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (right) Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (right) Kitagawa Utamaro · 1796
  5. Young Woman Walking in Snow with Umbrella Young Woman Walking in Snow with Umbrella Suzuki Harunobu
  6. Twilight at Nakanocho Twilight at Nakanocho Okumura Masanobu · 1725
  7. Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Gorobei, the Fish Seller from Sanya Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Gorobei, the Fish Seller from Sanya Tōshūsai Sharaku · 1794
  8. The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido: Chiryu The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido: Chiryu Utagawa Hiroshige · 1834
  9. Cherry Blossoms in the Wind Cherry Blossoms in the Wind Utagawa Toyokuni I · 1794
  10. Seven Komachi Episodes: A Woman Holding an Outer Garment for a Man Seven Komachi Episodes: A Woman Holding an Outer Garment for a Man Kitagawa Utamaro · 1780
  11. The Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kiso Highway: Shionata The Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kiso Highway: Shionata Utagawa Hiroshige · 1828
  12. Catching Fireflies Catching Fireflies Kitagawa Utamaro · 1796
  13. The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro as a Samurai The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro as a Samurai Utagawa Toyokuni I · 1797
  14. Ichimura Takenojo and Sanjo Kantaro as a Pair of Lovers in the Yoshiwara Ichimura Takenojo and Sanjo Kantaro as a Pair of Lovers in the Yoshiwara Torii Kiyonobu I · 1724
  15. Sawamura Sojuro III and Arashi Murajiro as Kusunoki Masatsura and Koto no Naishi Sawamura Sojuro III and Arashi Murajiro as Kusunoki Masatsura and Koto no Naishi Torii Kiyonaga · 1786
  16. The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido: Hara The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido: Hara Utagawa Hiroshige · 1850
  17. Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left) Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left) Kitagawa Utamaro · 1796
  18. A Beauty Carrying Two Buckets of Flowers A Beauty Carrying Two Buckets of Flowers Torii Kiyomasu I · 1706
  19. Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Lord Holding a Banner Ichikawa Monnosuke II as a Lord Holding a Banner Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英 · 1791
  20. Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (center) Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (center) Kitagawa Utamaro · 1796

On provenance & the public domain

A credit line — the small "Gift of…" note beside a work on a museum wall — records its provenance: how the object passed from a private hand into a public collection, whether as an outright gift, a bequest left in a will, the purchase from a named endowment, or an entire collection acquired at once. Because these works are in the public domain, anyone can study, share, and reproduce them freely. Browsing by provenance follows the human story behind a museum's holdings — the collectors and benefactors whose generosity put these works where the public can see them.

Every work in this catalog is in the public domain; images come from the museums that hold them.