『春雨集』 摺物帖柳々居辰斎画 鎌倉の鶴岡八幡宮に鶴|Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 2: Cranes at Tsurugaoka Hachimangō Shrine in Kamakura
1814
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1814
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
『春雨集』 摺物帖柳々居辰斎画 鎌倉の鶴岡八幡宮に鶴|Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 2: Cranes at Tsurugaoka Hachimangō Shrine in Kamakura is a 1814 ink by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, a Romanticism work, depicting Cran, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet scene by a pond. A few cranes fly in the sky, their wings spread wide. Below, a small wooden bridge arches over the water, and a lone tree stands near the shore. In the distance, a temple with a curved roof sits on a hill, while mountains fade into the horizon. The cranes are the main focus—three of them, mid-flight, against a pale sky. The artist used simple lines and soft colors to keep the scene calm and peaceful. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists build detail with layers of lines.
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