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Mrs. Henry S. Upson

This catalog gathers 20 public-domain works given to the museum by Mrs. Henry S. Upson. Every work is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

  1. Sketch Model for Portraits of Ashikaga Takauji Sketch Model for Portraits of Ashikaga Takauji 1742
  2. Sketch Model for Portraits of Minamoto Tametomo Sketch Model for Portraits of Minamoto Tametomo 1742
  3. Nagakubo (Station 28) from the series Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaido Nagakubo (Station 28) from the series Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaido Utagawa Hiroshige · 1835
  4. Views of Rome: Temple of Cybele Views of Rome: Temple of Cybele Giovanni Battista Piranesi · 1758
  5. Woman Running Past a Willow Tree in a Breeze Woman Running Past a Willow Tree in a Breeze Suzuki Harunobu · 1766
  6. Night Rain at the Azuma Shrine (from the series Eight Views of the Environs of Edo) Night Rain at the Azuma Shrine (from the series Eight Views of the Environs of Edo) Utagawa Hiroshige · 1834
  7. Yahagi Bridge at Okazaki (Station 39), From the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Yahagi Bridge at Okazaki (Station 39), From the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Utagawa Hiroshige · 1833
  8. Night Rain on the Karasaki Pine from the series Eight Views of Ōmi Night Rain on the Karasaki Pine from the series Eight Views of Ōmi 1774
  9. Views of Rome: Remains of the Temple of Apollo near Hadrian's Villa Views of Rome: Remains of the Temple of Apollo near Hadrian's Villa Giovanni Battista Piranesi · 1768
  10. Two Geisha on a Balcony Two Geisha on a Balcony Torii Kiyonaga · 1782
  11. An Ancient Picture of the Eight Part Bridge in Mikawa Province (from the series Curious Views of Famous Bridges in the Provinces) An Ancient Picture of the Eight Part Bridge in Mikawa Province (from the series Curious Views of Famous Bridges in the Provinces) Katsushika Hokusai · 1834
  12. The Fourth Month (from the series Fashionable Monthly Visits to Temples in the Four Seasons) The Fourth Month (from the series Fashionable Monthly Visits to Temples in the Four Seasons) Torii Kiyonaga · 1784
  13. Moonrise Over the Nihon Embankment and the Yoshiwara Moonrise Over the Nihon Embankment and the Yoshiwara Kitagawa Utamaro · 1790
  14. A View of the Great Bridge at Senju in Musashi Province A View of the Great Bridge at Senju in Musashi Province Shōtei Hokuju 昇亭北寿 · 1824
  15. Shinagawa (from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido) Shinagawa (from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido) Utagawa Hiroshige II · 1828
  16. Courtesan Holding a Dog (from the series Popular Presentations) Courtesan Holding a Dog (from the series Popular Presentations) Torii Kiyonaga · 1783
  17. Drinking a Cup of Wine Before Retiring for Bed (From an Untitled Series) Drinking a Cup of Wine Before Retiring for Bed (From an Untitled Series) Suzuki Harunobu · 1764
  18. Drinking a Toast Drinking a Toast Gerard ter Borch
  19. Courtesan in a Room Overlooking Edo Bay Courtesan in a Room Overlooking Edo Bay Isoda Koryūsai · 1770
  20. Interior Scene Interior Scene Katsukawa Shunshō · 1769

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.