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Maruyama Ōkyo
Cranes1772, An'ei period (1772-1780)

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Japanese six-panel folding screen painted on gold leaf, depicting eight cranes in ink and mineral pigments with white plumage, black wing accents, and red crown markings
Artist or Maker
Maruyama Ōkyo
Japan, 1733-1795
Title
Cranes
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1772, An'ei period (1772-1780)
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
One from a pair of six-panel screens; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper
Dimensions
.1) Mount: 67 1/4 x 137 3/4 x 3/4 in. (170.82 x 349.89 x 1.91 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Camilla Chandler Frost in honor of Robert T. Singer
Accession Number
M.2011.106.1
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.

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