Image

RISDM 34-370.tif

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 15, 1995 – Mar 10, 1996
A Celebration of the New Year in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Jan 01, 1990 – Mar 01, 1990

Label copy

Prints intended for New Year's greetings such as this were made of high-quality papers, pigments and decorative materials and were often finely embossed to create both a variety of surface textures and an illusion of depth. The two poems to the left of the cranes wish for a life of eternal happiness.

Japanese Bird and Flower Prints
Feb 08, 1985 – Jun 06, 1985

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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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