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Japanese, Japan Tokyo

Cranes and pines, 1810's

Description

Maker

Kitagawa Tsukimaro, active by 1840, d. 1830, Japanese, previous attribution

Culture

Japanese

Title

Cranes and pines

Year

1810's

Medium

Monochrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

wood block,
woodcut

Supports

paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 40.6 x 30 cm (16 x 11 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Artist's seal, lower right | Tanyusai

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.461

Exhibition History

Black on White

December 8, 2000 - March 4, 2001

The signature Tan ‘yūsai is unidentified, but the print may be dated stylistically to the early 19th century. The cranes and pine tree both allude to long life. When combined, as they are in this print, the subject may indicate the advent of the New Year as well. See the print by Setsukyō entitled Cranes and Pine, also on view in this gallery.

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