# Herons and Old WIllow

**Kano Sadanobu** (1596–1623)  
1615-1868  
Ink, color, and gold on paper  
H x W: 167.8 x 190.2 cm (66 1/16 x 74 7/8 in)

Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, F1902.20. [The museum's record](https://asia.si.edu/object/F1902.20/).

## About this work

Kano Sadanobu painted this in 1615-1868, aged about 19. It is now at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC.

### How it was made

- **Ink on paper.** Ink made from soot and animal glue, ground with water on an inkstone. A single brush can give a hair-fine line or a broad wash, and nothing can be corrected.

### [Kano Sadanobu](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/kano-sadanobu)

1596–1623

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: Japanese
- The artist was about 19
- Real size: about 66 × 75 in (168 × 190 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 30 × 40 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Century: 17th century
- Subjects: Autumn, Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868), Willow tree, Herons
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1767.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1767/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68; 20 × 30 in $86; 24 × 36 in $108; 30 × 40 in $148
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208; 24 × 36 in $258; 30 × 40 in $338
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148; 24 × 36 in $178
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5; 24 × 36 in $5; 30 × 40 in $5

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/herons-and-old-willow-si-fsg-f1902-20).