Description: A FRAMED JAPANESE WORK ON SILK, CRANE THEME EDO PERIOD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Of vertical form, a realistic interpretation of Two Red-crested cranes (tancho tsuru) in elegant, natural poses and stances. Signed (unread). The crane has been an important symbolic element in Japanese art and culture since ancient times. The stately grace and dignity of the bird, combined with the pure whiteness of the plumage has linked them with the superior qualities of the Daoist Immortals.
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125.5cm high, 40cm wide