Japanese Ukiyo-e Art Print Poster Woodblock Wall Art Crane Bird Birds Edo Hiroshige Utagawa Landscape Tattoo Beautiful Japan Calligraphy A3

UKIYO-E
JAPANESE WOODBLOCK
ART PRINT

"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.

★ Reproduced from an archive image, respectfully and lovingly restored and enhanced digitally, to remove the non-artistic blemishes and colour fading.

★ A3 print, 297mm x 420mm. (Interior images are shown for styling and illustrative purposes only, not to be used as a precise scale guide. There will be no watermarks on the actual print.)

★ Printed in England on a 350gsm Eucalyptus paper, made from eucalyptus pulp from sustainable sources. It is brilliant white and smooth and Eco printed with high pigment environmentally-friendly toners.

★ Supplied unframed, carefully rolled and packed with tissue paper in a strong cardboard tube for safe transit.

FRAMED / READY-TO-HANG LISTING ALSO AVAILABLE here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1177349219

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