| Artist | Gakusui IDE (1899-??) |
| Title | "Cranes in Pine Tree" (given name) |
| Date | Early-Showa period, ca1930/40's. |
| Image Size | Painting size: 16 3/4 x 48 1/4. |
| Technique | Painting itself is black and grey "sumi," with brown and red colored inks and white "gofun" on light tan silk. |
| Mounting Size | Entire "kakejiku" (hanging scroll) is 22 x 83 1/4 overall. |
| Mounting Details | Light tanish silk (artwork) mounted on dark green patterned silk; with different pink cloud-patterned gold silk used top and bottom; brown flower-patterned gold silk "ichimonji" brocade top/bottom; brown flower-patterned gold silk brocade hanging "futai" at top; BONE end-pieced bottom roller. |
| Condition | Very Good+++. (Half-inch damage top right edge; scattered light spotting; light wear. Quite clean. Nearly wrinkle-free, hangs nicely.) |
| Comments | A very attractive painting of two white cranes seen perched atop a pine tree, hand-painted by a well-known woodblock print
artist
(see Gakusui's "Two Herons")
of the pre-War period--nicely mounted as a hanging
scroll. A unique, truly one-of-a-kind artwork. (Learn more) |
| Item # | BG-538 |
| Price | $1,150 (Reserved--SS/RAG) |