Japanese Crane, Pine Tree And Rising Sun (Kyokujitsu Matsu Ni Tsuru)

Artist Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797–1858)

Datemid-1830s

Mediumwoodblock print, ink and color on paper; kakemono-e

Dimensions71.7 x 24.1 cm (28 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection

Terms

Object number1901.1128

Descriptionbird: Japanese Crane (Grus japonensis) Muller
Label TextJapanese Crane, Pine Tree and Rising Sun Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Date: Mid 1830s Bird: Japanese Crane, Grus japonensis Muller Signed: Ichiryusai Artist's seal: Ichiryusai Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; kakemono-e John Chandler Bancroft Collection, 1901.1128 Hiroshige produced a small number of "bird-and-flower" kakemono-e, inexpensive vertical two-sheet prints that could be mounted like hanging scroll paintings in the family alcove (tokonoma). This design of a majestic Japanese crane, or tancho, balancing on one leg, silhouetted against a rising, red sun, would have been displayed at New Year's. While the pine symbolizes winter and perseverance, the tancho, symbolizes a long, prosperous and peaceful life. The Japanese Crane has a red crown of exposed skin and a black thrProvenanceJohn Bancroft Collection

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