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Cranes and Plum Branch


梅に鶴 「鶴鳴九皋 声聞天」
Attributed to: Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1770s

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical chûban; 20.2 x 15.1 cm (7 15/16 x 5 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Museum purchase with funds by exchange from the Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number47.104
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionChinese poem from the Book of Songs (Shi ching): He ming jiu gao sheng jian tien (Cranes cry from the nine marshbanks and their voices are heard in Heaven)
Signed Unsigned
無款
ProvenanceRoss Collection by exchange