Image

RISDM 34-414.tif

Hasegawa Sadanobu II 二代長谷川貞信

Bird and yellow roses (Yamabuki ni kotori)

Description

Maker

Hasegawa Sadanobu II 二代長谷川貞信 (Japanese, 1848-1940

Title

Bird and yellow roses (Yamabuki ni kotori)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

mid 1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 23 x 28.6 cm (9 1/16 x 11 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left:284/E.RK

Signature: Sadanobu

Seals: Artist's seal | Sadanobu

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.414

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Painterly Prints in Nineteenth-Century Japan
Jun 01, 2007 – Sep 23, 2007

Label copy

The five prints by Sadanobu II on this wall may have been conceived as a set because of their similarity in size and theme. The flower is a Japanese rose, or Kerria japonica (yamabuki). Note how the artist has depicted the bird’s wings in several delicate colors.

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Tombstone

Hasegawa Sadanobu II 二代長谷川貞信 (Japanese, 1848-1940
b. in Osaka)
Bird and yellow roses (Yamabuki ni kotori), mid 1800s
Polychrome wood block print
Sheet: 23 x 28.6 cm (9 1/16 x 11 1/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.414

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