Image

Ko Sukei

Cranes, cherry, and old well (Furuido ni sakura to tsuru)

Description

Maker

Attributed to Ko Sukei (Japanese, 1762-1817)

Title

Cranes, cherry, and old well (Furuido ni sakura to tsuru)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1810

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 21 x 49.4 cm (8 1/4 x 19 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom right in pencil:R380

Signature: Sukei ga

Seals: Artist's seal | Nobuoka

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.476

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Painterly Prints in Nineteenth-Century Japan
Jun 01, 2007 – Sep 23, 2007

Label copy

Here the medium of print is used to render delicate ink washes in shades of gray. Ko Sukei, to whom this print is attributed, was a member of the Hanabusa school of painting.

Marking the Occasion
The Japanese Tradition of Surimono
Feb 03, 2006 – May 28, 2006

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Tombstone

Attributed to Ko Sukei (Japanese, 1762-1817)
Cranes, cherry, and old well (Furuido ni sakura to tsuru), ca. 1810
Polychrome woodblock print with embossing
Sheet: 21 x 49.4 cm (8 1/4 x 19 7/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.476

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