Tatebanko of River Steam Boat

[papermodelfan]

Tony Cole in Tokyo reports that this tatebanko was printed in Osaka,and the artist was Sadanobu Hasegawa, though he does not indicate which one (SH was one of several artists using the name in succession, numbered 1-4)

[papermodelfan]

My best guess would be Sadanobu Hasegawa #2, who started publishing in Osaka under that name in 1875. Maybe the image is from Osaka? Hasegawa Sadanobu II (1848-1940) - The Lavenberg Collection of Japanese Prints

[carlos filipe]

Thank you for sharing John Wagenseil.

[John Wagenseil]

Originally Posted by papermodelfan

My best guess would be Sadanobu Hasegawa #2, who started publishing in Osaka under that name in 1875. Maybe the image is from Osaka? Hasegawa Sadanobu II (1848-1940) - The Lavenberg Collection of Japanese Prints

Amazing, thanks for the link. The Sadanobu's were carrying on a print making tradition that stretched back to the 1700's.

[Pat_craft]

Thanks for these informations Rob !

[John Wagenseil]

While searching for more Tatebanko, I discovered that this model is now showing up on pirate sites.
Which if you think about it leads to all sorts of interesting conclusions about pirates, and how search engine robots work.
Search Robots seem more likely to index pirate sites than to explore the Japanese repositories where undiscovered Tatebanko still lurk. The Japanese museum and university web sites which have libraries of wood block prints may have code that repels search engines.