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HASEGAWA SADANOBU II(1848 ~ 1940)Biography
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Artist – HASEGAWA SADANBU-II (二代
長谷川貞信), KANO SHUGEN (狩野 秀源), later KONUBU-I (初代小信) studied at
first at his father HASEGAWA
SADANOBU-I (1809-1879), and afterwards with Osai YOSHIUME (鶯斎 芳梅;
1819-1879). He spent about three years in Kobe starting in 1867
during which he produced a number of prints showing scenes of
the impact of Westerners in and around the city. First of all he
used his go (artist name)
Konobu (小信). Upon the death of his father Sadanobu I in 1879, he
used "Sadanobu"as his personal go.
Personal life - HASEGAWA SADANBU-II was born in 1848 as HASEGAWA Tokutarō (長谷川徳太朗) in Osaka. His father was HASEGAWA SADANOBU-I (1809-1879). The Hasegawa family has a lineage of artists up to the 21st century, at least up to 2003. They mainly used "KONUBU" as thei go. All of them were blood relations, i.e., sons and one daughter, and none were adopted into the lineage. He had a younger brother (KONOBU-II, 1866-1886), and a son, HASEGAWA SADANOBU-III aka Konobu-III (1881-1963). HASEGAWA SADANBU-II died in Osaka June 21, 1940 (aged 91).
Aliases - HASEGAWA Tokutarō (長谷川徳太朗) as his birth name, KANO SHUGEN (狩野 秀源) as ga, later KONUBU (小信), and HASEGAWA SADANBU-II (二代 長谷川貞信) after 1879.
Disciples - Little is known about his disciples. His younger brother (KONOBU-II, 1866-1886) was considered one of his students, as well as his son HASEGAWA SADANOBU-III aka Konobu-III (1881-1963)
His print designs include yakusha-e (actor
prints), kacho-ga or
fukei-ga (landscapes), kaika-e
(depictions of modernizations), senso-e (wartime prints,
mostly of the the Sino-Japanese War), kuchi-e (illustrations
for novels), hikifuda
(promotional leaflets or advertisements), as well as nishiki-e shinbun
(prints for newspaper supplements).
Personal life - HASEGAWA SADANBU-II was born in 1848 as HASEGAWA Tokutarō (長谷川徳太朗) in Osaka. His father was HASEGAWA SADANOBU-I (1809-1879). The Hasegawa family has a lineage of artists up to the 21st century, at least up to 2003. They mainly used "KONUBU" as thei go. All of them were blood relations, i.e., sons and one daughter, and none were adopted into the lineage. He had a younger brother (KONOBU-II, 1866-1886), and a son, HASEGAWA SADANOBU-III aka Konobu-III (1881-1963). HASEGAWA SADANBU-II died in Osaka June 21, 1940 (aged 91).
Aliases - HASEGAWA Tokutarō (長谷川徳太朗) as his birth name, KANO SHUGEN (狩野 秀源) as ga, later KONUBU (小信), and HASEGAWA SADANBU-II (二代 長谷川貞信) after 1879.
Disciples - Little is known about his disciples. His younger brother (KONOBU-II, 1866-1886) was considered one of his students, as well as his son HASEGAWA SADANOBU-III aka Konobu-III (1881-1963)
Copyright 2008 ff: Hans P. Boehme