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White Crane Flying across the Sun's Disc

Yashima Gakutei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a white bird with black wing tips and tail flying to the left. The bird has a long neck and beak. Its eye is greenish-yellow with a red patch above. The bird's feathers are white with black tips on the wings and tail. The background is beige with a large orange sun or moon behind the bird. There are several lines of Japanese text on the image, some in black and some in orange. The text is arranged vertically along the left and right sides of the image. An orange oval with Japanese characters is on the right side. A small circular seal is in the bottom-left corner.

Artwork details

Date:
1835?
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
563 × 625 px
Museum record:
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