PAIR OF CRANES
- Medium:
- Ink on paper
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Description
Two large cranes stand beneath a pine bough, their necks curved toward each other, with detailed layered plumage rendered in black, white, and grey; four smaller birds cluster at their feet on the lower right, some with open beaks. The composition is set against a plain aged paper ground, with the artist's signature and seal in black at the lower left. This is "Pair of Cranes" by Kitagawa Utamaro, ink on paper, date unknown.
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PAIR OF CRANES was created by Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川歌麿).
PAIR OF CRANES depicts birds & flowers.