Hasegawa Sadanobu II 二代長谷川貞信

Japanese Bush Warbler and Flowering Plum (Ume ni uguisu)

Maker

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

Title

Japanese Bush Warbler and Flowering Plum (Ume ni uguisu)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1850s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 22.5 x 29.4 cm (8 7/8 x 11 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Incription verso, bottom left:M/O/C/8/25; [Japanese Characters]

Signature: Sadanobu

Seals: Artist's seal | Hasegawa

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.431

Type

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. There is a classic literary association between the Japanese bush warbler’s (uguisu) first song and the plum (ume), 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
A Celebration of the New Year in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Jan 01, 1990 – Mar 01, 1990

Label copy

Like Pheasant on Snow-Covered Pine Tree by the same artist, this print shows the influence of the popular Kyoto-Osaka painting style of the time. The asymmetric composition emphasizes surface beauty and design, yet a real sense of the expanse of space blurring with snowfall and the clear cry of the bird, as well.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Hasegawa Sadanobu II 二代長谷川貞信 (Japanese, 1848-1940
b. in Osaka)
Japanese Bush Warbler and Flowering Plum (Ume ni uguisu), 1850s
Polychrome wood block print
Sheet: 22.5 x 29.4 cm (8 7/8 x 11 9/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.431

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