Cranes Japanese Ukiyo-e Art Greeting Card Woodblock Print Aesthetic Hiroshige Utagawa Landscape Views of Edo Beautiful Elegant Luxury - C59

UKIYO-E JAPANESE ART
GREETING CARD
WITH ENVELOPE

A greeting card with a ukiyo-e print of outstanding beauty, chosen and printed with love ｡.:*♡
Complementary classic haiku calligraphy on the back of each card.

"Minowa, Kanasugi, Mikawashima" (蓑輪金杉三河しま ) by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857.
From the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, no. 102 , part 4: Winter"

Two red-crowned cranes in a marsh, in a scene looking from Minowa and Kanasugi toward Mikawashima (three different villages northwest of the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters).
Every year in winter months, when cranes migrated to Japan, the shogun's Crane Hunt was taking place here, in Mikawashima. Cranes are known as symbols of luck, longevity, and fidelity and this made cranes an auspicious ceremonial gift. Aside from couple of birds taken during each hunt, the birds were carefully protected - you can see a figure in the background, carrying buckets filled with rice with which to feed them.

Haiku calligraphy on the back of the card:

" It’s play for the cranes,
reaching the clouds.
The year’s first sunrise..."

Fukuda Chiyo-ni (1703-1775)

♡ (Card code for the mix: C59 )
♡ Blank inside for your own message
♡ Envelope included
♡ 5" x 7" (12.5cm x 17.5cm) size

Silk Art print for deep vibrant colours and soft sheen finish - any of these cards would look stunning framed on your wall or desk ♥

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Printed in UK with eco-friendly toner on card made from sustainably sourced pulp, part of the Carbon Capture Programme.

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