Ando Hiroshige. 1797-1858.
Manchurian Crane Feeding Her Fledgling Chicks in their Nest in a Pine Trees. Red Sun Beyond. c. 1848-51. Kakemono-e: 27 5/8 X 9 5/8 (sheet 28 X 9 3/4). Publisher: Marujin (?). Signed and sealed. Excellent condition apart from minor fading ad surface soiling. This image is among Hiroshige's scarcest kacho prints. $3,000.
Hiroshige designed several of these kakemono-e which were inexpensive substitutes for the paintings that usually hung in the tokonoma, the alcove that is found in traditional Japanese houses.
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