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Hasegawa Sadanobu II 二代長谷川貞信

Japanese Bush Warbler and Aronia (Kaido ni uguisu)

Description

Maker

Hasegawa Sadanobu II 二代長谷川貞信 (Japanese, 1848-1940
b. in Osaka)

Title

Japanese Bush Warbler and Aronia (Kaido ni uguisu)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1850s

Medium

Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Polychrome wood block print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 22.9 x 28.4 cm (9 x 11 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription at left.

Signature: Sadanobu sha

Seals: Artist's seal | toshidama

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.430

Type

Prints

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. This flowering tree has been identified as aronia (kaido), but on the basis of its drooping, slender branches and serrated leaves, it might also be plum (ume). There is a classic literary association between the first song of the Japanese bush warbler (uguisu) and the plum, which together indicate the New Year.

An Abundance of Color

Spring Blossoms

Mar 05, 2004 – May 30, 2004

Spring Blossoms

Seasonal Japanese Prints

Mar 10, 1999 – Jun 06, 1999

Spring Blossoms

Mar 17, 1995 – Jun 11, 1995

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Tombstone

Hasegawa Sadanobu II 二代長谷川貞信 (Japanese, 1848-1940
b. in Osaka)

Japanese Bush Warbler and Aronia (Kaido ni uguisu), 1850s

Polychrome wood block print

Sheet: 22.9 x 28.4 cm (9 x 11 3/16 inches)

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.430

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