Crane

The crane in this painting, with undecorated wing, faces proper right.

Maker(s)
Artist: Itō Jakuchū 伊藤若冲 (1716-1800)
Historical period(s)
Edo period, 1775-1790
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 143.5 x 68 cm (56 1/2 x 26 3/4 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Purchase — funds provided by the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Freer Gallery of Art
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1997.25.2
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Hanging scroll

Keywords
crane, Edo period (1615 - 1868), Japan, kakemono
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

The crane in this painting, with undecorated wing, faces proper right.

Published References
  • Nobuhisa Kaneko. ジュニア版もっと知りたい世界の美術 3 若冲と応挙 (Junior Edition: Learn More about World Art 3 Jakuchu and Okyo). No. 3, Tokyo, Japan, February 5, 2020. p. 32.
  • Ideals of Beauty: Asian and American Art in the Freer and Sackler Galleries. Thames and Hudson World of Art London and Washington, 2010. pp. 146-147.
  • Thomas Lawton, Thomas W. Lentz. Beyond the Legacy: Anniversary Acquisitions for the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. vol. 1 Washington, 1998. pp. 318-319.
Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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