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The Taoist Immortal Kung Ho (?) Riding a Crane

c. mid 1720s

Okumura Masanobu 奥村 政信

(Japanese, 1686–1764)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
color woodblock print
Measurements
Sheet: 31.8 x 16 cm (12 1/2 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1170
Public Domain
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Print
A vertically oriented color woodblock print depicts Kung Ho, a light-skinned man with a furrowed brow, riding a large white crane over a stream and dark rocks. Wearing a mustard-yellow robe, he unrolls a scroll with black characters. Below him, the crane's neck sweeps down as it flies right. Fine black lines define the feathers, while dark ink washes shade the rocky landscape. Japanese calligraphy extends across the bottom edge.

The Taoist Immortal Kung Ho (?) Riding a Crane

c. mid 1720s

Okumura Masanobu

(Japanese, 1686–1764)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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