Nakamura Hōchū

Morning glories and coxcombs (Asagao to oshareno)

Maker

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

Title

Morning glories and coxcombs (Asagao to oshareno)
Korin gafu (An album of pictures by Korin)

Period

Meiji

Year

1826

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 27.5 x 37.8 cm (10 13/16 x 14 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, top left in pencil: X2593/[Japanese Characters]

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

34.436

Type

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

This print and the one to the left illustrate the differences in quality in different editions of the Korin gafu. Note how in this example the blotting of color in the flowers is executed with more subtlety.

Image use

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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

Nakamura Hōchū (Japanese, fl. 1790-1813)
Tampankan (Japanese), printer
Kinkado of Edo (Japanese), publisher
Morning glories and coxcombs (Asagao to oshareno); Korin gafu (An album of pictures by Korin), 1826
Polychrome wood block print
Sheet: 27.5 x 37.8 cm (10 13/16 x 14 7/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.436

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