Image

Painted in soft, earthy tones on a beige background: two figures hide by a tree while two elderly figures sit conversing. Rakes and a basket rest on the ground.

Nakamura Hōchū

Jo and Uba (the Takasago couple) (Jo to uba)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Jo and Uba (the Takasago couple) (Jo to uba)
Korin gafu (An album of pictures by Korin)

Period

Meiji

Year

1802

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 26.2 x 37.9 cm (10 5/16 x 14 15/16 inches)

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. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1324

Type

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Korin Gafu and the Rimpa Tradition in Japanese Printmaking
Mar 08, 2002 – Jun 02, 2002

Label copy

Jo and Uba, the pine spirits who were thought to inhabit two pines at Takasago and Sumiyoshi, are depicted here as an old couple. According to tradition, Jo makes a trip to Sumiyoshi nightly to visit his love. The two spirits symbolize the pines for which these locations are famous; in addition, they also represent eternal fidelity.

Prints from the Korin Gafu ("Album of Korin Pictures") and Printed Books from the Nineteenth Century
Jun 02, 1994 – Jul 28, 1994
Prints from the Korin Gafu ("Album of Korin Pictures") and Printed Books from the Nineteenth Century
Jan 18, 1991 – Mar 10, 1991

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Tombstone

Nakamura Hōchū (Japanese, fl. 1790-1813)
Kinkado of Edo (Japanese), publisher
Tampankan (Japanese), printer
Jo and Uba (the Takasago couple) (Jo to uba); Korin gafu (An album of pictures by Korin), 1802
Polychrome wood block print
Image: 26.2 x 37.9 cm (10 5/16 x 14 15/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1324

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