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Group of Cranes in Flight
Group of Cranes in Flight
Group of Cranes in Flight

Group of Cranes in Flight

Artist (Japanese)
Date1835-1840
GeographyJapan
MediumInk and color on paper Technique: Nishiki-e (Woodblock print with color blocks)
Dimensions6 15/16 x 17 7/16 in. (17.6 x 44.3 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of James A. Michener, 1991 (22350)
Object number22350
DescriptionAnother known version of this unique surimono is presently in the collection of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art. Israel Goldman has proposed that Hiroshige intended both works to be used as letter-writing paper.
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