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Attributed to Ko Sukei

Cranes, cherry, and old well (Furuido ni sakura to tsuru), ca. 1810

Description

Maker

  • Attributed to Ko Sukei, 1762-1817, Japanese

Title

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

Year

ca. 1810

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print with embossing

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • embossing

Supports

  • paper

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

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.476

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Painterly Prints in Nineteenth-Century Japan

June 1 - September 23, 2007

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

Marking the Occasion

February 3 - May 28, 2006

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