The donations of the collections of Ricketts and Shannon to various museums have led to the publication of several catalogues, in which their treasures are featured, accompanied by the following note: 'Bequeathed by C.S. Ricketts and C.H. Shannon'.
One of those was the subject of blog 71 The Greek Collection: Greek and Roman Art, edited by Elini Vassilika, published by Fitzwilliam Museum in 1998.
Another one was issued by The British Museum in 1964: Harunobu and his Age. The Development of Colour Printing in Japan by D.B. Waterhouse.
The introduction by Basil Gray, Keeper of Oriental Antiquities, describes the significance of the various collectors who have enriched the museum’s collection:
In 1937 the Museum, which already had a fine collection of Ukiyoe prints, had received as a bequest the large collection of prints by Harunobu [...] , which had been formed by the artists Charles Ricketts and Charles Haslewood Shannon, who had a special delight in his work. In 1938 several calendar prints for the years 1765 and 1766 were presented by Mr. Tuke. [...] The bequest by Oscar Raphael of his choice collection of prints received in 1945 added several famous compositions, and another was bequeathed by Morton H. Sands in 1950.
The exhibition featured 123 prints by thirty artists (in addition, a series of books was on display, the provenance of which was generally not stated).
The prints came from the following collections:
Purchase by the British Museum: 46Morto Sands Bequest [Morton Sands, 1884-1959]: 2
Mrs. R.H. Philipson [fl. 1930]: 1
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Isoda Koryusai, Two Girls Feeding Carp (woodblock print, c.1770) [The British Museum: 1937,0710,0.50] © The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a |
