Heron Maiden
- Date:
- 1889
- Medium:
- Woodblock
- Image courtesy of
- Artsy
Description
A woman in a white robe with a black over-garment and red under-layers stands beneath a large black paper umbrella banded with a golden-yellow ring, her sleeve raised to shield her face as a white heron takes flight beside her, wings outstretched, near a leafy branch at upper right. A second heron stands quietly at lower left on the beige background, and red text columns run down the left margin with a red seal at lower right. "Heron Maiden," a woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1889.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Heron Maiden was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in 1889.
Heron Maiden depicts birds & flowers and nature.