Image

Totoya Hokkei

Cranes and young pines (Komatsu ni tsuru)

Description

Maker

Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780-1850)

Title

Cranes and young pines (Komatsu ni tsuru)
A collection of 36 birds
Sanjuroku tori zukushi

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1820

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink, color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Sheet: 21.6 x 18.4 cm (8 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Poems by Tamanoya Terundo and Kinjitei Sunago

Signature: Hokkei

Seals: Artist's seal | illegible

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.370

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Prints for the Japanese New Year
Dec 17, 2010 – Apr 17, 2011

Label copy

The presence of cranes and pine branches - traditional New Year’s decorations and symbols of longevity - indicates that this print was probably a New Year’s greeting. The symbols of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune printed in gold across the top convey additional auspicious wishes.

Feathers, Flowers, Talons and Fangs
Power and Serenity in Japanese Nature Prints
Feb 02, 2007 – Jun 10, 2007
Marking the Occasion
The Japanese Tradition of Surimono
Feb 03, 2006 – May 28, 2006

Label copy

Prints of this type were often intended as New Year’s greetings, as indicated by the presence of cranes, which are symbols of longevity, and pine ornaments, traditional New Year’s decorations. Additional auspicious wishes are conveyed by the symbols of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune printed in gold across the top.

Marking the Occasion
Surimono from Edo and Osaka
Sep 15, 2000 – Dec 03, 2000

Label copy

Prints of this type were often intended as New Year’s greetings, as indicated by the presence of cranes, which are symbols of longevity, and pine ornaments, traditional New Year’s decorations.

Surimono
Selections from the Japanese Print Collection
Jun 09, 1998 – Sep 08, 1998

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Tombstone

Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780-1850)
Cranes and young pines (Komatsu ni tsuru); A collection of 36 birds; Sanjuroku tori zukushi, ca. 1820
Polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment
Sheet: 21.6 x 18.4 cm (8 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.370

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