Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 74422

Crow and Heron in Snow

Artist / 作者: Isoda Koryusai磯田湖龍齋
Date / 年代: 1772-1781
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / vam
Digital record / 画像記録: 1479 × 2000 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Victoria and Albert Museum
Published by / 公開者: 紫藤メイ
Rights / 権利: Commercial license required
Attribution / 表記: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Catalog note / 解説

Isoda Koryūsai was a pupil of Suzuki Harunobu, the artist credited with the popularisation of full-colour prints. Koryûsai is generally known for his prints of beautiful women, but here he turns his hand to birds and flowers. In a variation on the classic willow and heron theme of Chinese painting, Koryûsai depicts a crow and heron on a snowy willow branch. The red of the camellias contrasts strikingly with the black and white of the birds' plumage. The combination of colours gives the appearance of a painting, demonstrating the mastery of full-colour printing achieved in Japan. Materials: Woodblock print on paper

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