White Crane on the Waves by Ito Jakuchu
White Crane - Crane on the Waves by Ito Jakuchu (1716-1800) a Japanese painter of the mid-Edo period when Japan had isolated itself from the outside world. Many of his paintings concern traditionally Japanese subjects, particularly chickens and other birds. Many of his otherwise traditional works display a great degree of experimentation with perspective, and with other very modern stylistic elements
Picture No
14022421
Media ID
45835926
Size
3533px x 5541px
(2.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Woodblock print after a painting by Ito Jakuchu (1716-1800) reproduced on a postcard published by The Shimbi Shoin, Ltd., Tokyo
Date
18th century
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Experimental Jakuchū Spread Stylised Swooping Woodblock
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