Image

Nakamura Hōchū

Plovers and waves (Nami to chidori)

Description

Maker

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

Title

Plovers and waves (Nami to chidori)
Korin gafu (An album of pictures by Korin)

Period

Meiji

Year

late 1800s-early 1900s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color, ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 25.6 x 37 cm (10 1/16 x 14 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom left in pencil: 7674

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

34.410

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

This print and the one at right illustrate the differences in quality among different editions of the Korin gafu. Note how in this example the blotting of color in the birds is executed with more subtlety.

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Tombstone

Nakamura Hōchū (Japanese, fl. 1790-1813)
Tampankan (Japanese), printer
Kinkado of Edo (Japanese), publisher
Plovers and waves (Nami to chidori); Korin gafu (An album of pictures by Korin), late 1800s-early 1900s
Polychrome woodblock print
Sheet: 25.6 x 37 cm (10 1/16 x 14 9/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.410

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