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  • Two adult cranes standing on a grassy mound by a small, young pine tree, accompanied by three chicks clustered at their feet.
  • Two adult cranes standing on a grassy mound by a small, young pine tree, accompanied by three chicks clustered at their feet.

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

Cranes and Young Pine

Maker

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (1754-1806, worked in Edo, Japan)

Title

Cranes and Young Pine

Period

Edo Period

Year

1790s

Medium

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Materials

ink and color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Vertical Ōban: 39 x 26.2 cm (15 3/8 x 10 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 歌麿筆 Utamaro hitsu (Brushed by Utamaro)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.582

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Pines in the Snow
Images of Winter in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Dec 13, 1996 – Mar 02, 1997

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Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (1754-1806, worked in Edo, Japan)
Cranes and Young Pine, 1790s
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Vertical Ōban: 39 x 26.2 cm (15 3/8 x 10 5/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.582

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