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Hasegawa Sadanobu II 二代長谷川貞信

Pheasant on snow-covered pine (Yukimatsu ni kigi)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Pheasant on snow-covered pine (Yukimatsu ni kigi)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1850s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Plate: 23 x 28.1 cm (9 1/16 x 11 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom right:128/B

Signature: Sadanobu

Seals: Artist's seal | Hasegawa

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.428

Type

Exhibition History

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. In this striking composition, Sadanobu II has placed the pheasant and pine on the left half of the page, filling the blank space on the right only with his signature and seal. This use of the image surface is also seen in Japanese painting.

A Celebration of the New Year in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Jan 01, 1990 – Mar 01, 1990

Label copy

Designed by Sadanobu, an Osaka ukiyo-e print artist, this print reflects the influence of the popular Kyoto-based Maruyama-Shijo School style of painting in its fine balance of beautiful, deceptively simple design and detailed surface description.

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Tombstone

Hasegawa Sadanobu II 二代長谷川貞信 (Japanese, 1848-1940
b. in Osaka)
Pheasant on snow-covered pine (Yukimatsu ni kigi), 1850s
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 23 x 28.1 cm (9 1/16 x 11 1/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.428

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