Hanako

North Gallery

Rodin Museum

Hanako

Modeled 1907; cast by 1929

Artist/maker: Auguste Rodin, French, 1840 - 1917

Ōhta Hisa (1868–1945), a Japanese actress known as Hanako (Little Flower), performed for several years in Europe in a troupe directed by Loïe Fuller (American, 1862–1928), a pioneer of modern dance. Rodin met Hanako in 1906 and was transfixed by her range of expression, producing multiple studies of her face in varying states of anguish, fear, and serenity. ...

Rodin Museum, North Gallery

Object Details

Title:

Hanako

Date:

Modeled 1907; cast by 1929

Artist:

Artist/maker: Auguste Rodin, French, 1840 - 1917

Medium:

Plaster

Dimensions:

6 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 4 5/8 inches (17.1 x 12.1 x 11.7 cm)

Classification:

Sculpture

Credit Line:

Bequest of Jules E. Mastbaum, 1929

Accession Number:

F1929-7-87

Geography:

Made in France, Europe

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North Gallery

Rodin Museum