Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 75056

red crest

Artist / 作者: Isoda Koryusai磯田湖龍齋
Date / 年代: 1770
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / kruml
Digital record / 画像記録: 596 × 2048 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Japanese Prints London
Published by / 公開者: 水野ナギ
Rights / 権利: No commercial-app permission documented
Attribution / 表記: Japanese Prints London

Catalog note / 解説

An hashira-e showing nine cranes, a pine tree and the rising sun. A triple talisman of good luck. The tancho ( “red crest” ) Japanese Crane, Grus japonensis, is the second rarest crane in the world, migrating to East Asia in the fall to spend the winter. There is also a resident flock in Hokkaido. Much loved by the Japanese, the crane was a symbol of luck, longevity and fidelity. Rare: Another impression is illustrated in Jacob Pins, The Japanese Pillar Print, V & A, 1982, no. 518 ( which is also illustrated in the V & A Museum catalogue, The Floating World Japanese Popular Prints 1700-1900, 1973, no. IV8 ). Published c. 1770. Koryusai was probably the most prolific designer of pillar print…

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