Nakamura Hōchū

Bush warbler and blossoming plum (Ume ni uguisu)

Maker

Nakamura Hōchū (Japanese, fl. 1790-1813)
Kinkado of Edo (Japanese), publisher
Tampankan (Japanese), printer

Title

Bush warbler and blossoming plum (Ume ni uguisu)
Korin gafu (An album of pictures by Korin)

Period

Meiji

Year

late 1800s-early 1900s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 21.1 x 31.3 cm (8 5/16 x 12 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom right: B

Signature: Korin

Seals: Artist's seal | Korin

Identification

Edition

First edition published 1802; this is from a reprinted edition of the late 19th-early 20th century

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.401

Type

Exhibition History

An Abundance of Color
Spring Blossoms
Mar 05, 2004 – May 30, 2004
Korin Gafu and the Rimpa Tradition in Japanese Printmaking
Mar 08, 2002 – Jun 02, 2002

Label copy

These three renditions of a composition of plum blossoms in moonlight illustrate how closely the subject was identified with Ogata Korin (1658-1716) and how often it was repeated by artists who worked in the Rimpa tradition. Here a nightingale has been added and poetry copied over the surface of the composition.

Spring Blossoms
Seasonal Japanese Prints
Mar 10, 1999 – Jun 06, 1999
Spring Blossoms
Mar 17, 1995 – Jun 11, 1995

Image use

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Tombstone

Nakamura Hōchū (Japanese, fl. 1790-1813)
Kinkado of Edo (Japanese), publisher
Tampankan (Japanese), printer
Bush warbler and blossoming plum (Ume ni uguisu); Korin gafu (An album of pictures by Korin), late 1800s-early 1900s
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 21.1 x 31.3 cm (8 5/16 x 12 5/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.401

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