Five Cranes by the Water’s Edge, from the series Three Sheets (Mihira no uchi)

The image features five cranes with white bodies and black-and-brown wings. Their heads are black with light brown crowns. The cranes have long gray beaks and yellow-rimmed eyes. Three cranes have orange legs; one has gray legs; and one has orange-and-gray legs. The cranes are standing on a sandy area with small brown dots speckling it and two dark blue rocks on either side. Behind the cranes, the sandy area descends into a blue body of water with wavy lines indicating movement. The background's top half is a lighter color than the bottom half. The image includes several Japanese characters written in black and a red seal in the bottom-right corner. A red symbol appears in the top-left corner.

Artwork details

Date:: mid- 1810s
Medium:: Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 555 × 625 px
Museum record:: View original