Saturday 10 December 2016

41 - Sadanobu II: Bijinga


Ukiyo-e. Painting. Hasegawa Sadanobu II. Bijinga.
Sadanobu II: Bijinga

This bijinga is a painting by Hasegawa Sadanobu II (active between 1867 and the 1880s). It is signed “Ho Utamaro Sadanobu”, which means “Sadanobu imitating Utamaro”. That probably refers to the style. The painting is unusual and beautiful.