Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
15-3/8 x 22-1/4 in. (image) 14-7/8 x 21-1/4 in. (sheet) 23 x 29 x 1-1/2 in. (framed/Optium)
Period
Mark Description
Signed, lower right center: H. Nakagawa
Accession Number
Credit Line
John Herron Fund
Copyright
Collection
Asian Art (Japanese and Korean)
Color Palette
Provenance
Purchased by the John Herron Art Institute, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1904.
Gallery Labels
Every spring throughout Japan, people gather outdoors under blossoming cherry trees to picnic, sing, dance and party—often late into the night. The activity is called hanami (literally,"flower viewing"), where the flower (hana) is almost always the cherry blossom. News sources chart the daily advance of the height of blooming from the country’s warmer climates to its cooler ones so that eager revelers can plan their gatherings. But even more than the trees in full bloom, Japanese appreciate the subsequent snow-like falling of the petals, which drop while still pristine in their beauty.
Nakagawa first visited the United States in 1899 and came to Indianapolis in 1903. This is one of three of his paintings that are among the very first art purchases by the John Herron Art Institute, which later became the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
John Herron Art Institute and Museum
February 2, 1908 - February 23, 1908
John Herron Art Institute and Museum
March 8, 1904 - March 23, 1904
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