Image

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Cranes and pines

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Japanese
Kitagawa Tsukimaro (Japanese, active by 1840, d. 1830), previous attribution

Culture

Japanese

Title

Cranes and pines

Period

Edo Period

Year

1810s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Seals: Artist's seal, lower right | Tanyusai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.461

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Black on White
Monochromatic Japanese Prints
Dec 08, 2000 – Mar 04, 2001

Label copy

The signature Tan ‘yusai 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 Setsukyo entitled Cranes and Pine, also on view in this gallery.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Japanese
Kitagawa Tsukimaro (Japanese, active by 1840, d. 1830), previous attribution
Cranes and pines, 1810s
Monochrome woodblock print
Sheet: 40.6 x 30 cm (16 x 11 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.461

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