三代目長谷川貞信画　口絵|Frontispiece print (kuchi-e) for an unidentified novel

Hasagawa Sadanobu III 三代目長谷川貞信

ca. 1906 · Woodblock print (kuchi-e); ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Hasegawa Sadanobu III began creating prints as Konobu III (三代目小信), the name used in the signature here. He worked principally in medium of Shin hanga, producing illustrations of kabuki actors, scenes from puppet plays and images modern Japanese women. Early in his career, he also created a good number of frontispiece illustrations for popular literature of the day.

Artist

Hasagawa Sadanobu III 三代目長谷川貞信

Date

ca. 1906

Medium

Woodblock print (kuchi-e); ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1959