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Mori Tetsuzan
Cranes on a beach (Tsunahama ni tsuru 砂浜に鶴) (early 19th century)
two panel folding screen: ink and pigments on silk, gold thread, silk, wood, metal
43.7 × 144.2 cm (image)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of The Marjory and Alexander Lynch Endowment, Governors, 1994
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Cranes on a beach
(Tsunahama ni tsuru 砂浜に鶴)
(early 19th century)
Medium
two panel folding screen: ink and pigments on silk, gold thread, silk, wood, metal
Measurements
43.7 × 144.2 cm (image)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of The Marjory and Alexander Lynch Endowment, Governors, 1994
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Inscription
inscribed in brush and ink (in image) l.r.: 徹山
stamped in red ink (in image) l.r.: (artist’s seal)
Accession Number
AS11-1994
Department
Asian Art
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Physical description
Mori Tetsuzan, a highly talented but quirky artist with a penchant for painting animals, was adopted by his uncle, the celebrated painter Mori Sosen. One of Maruyama Ōkyo’s ten best pupils, he moved to Edo (current day Tokyo) from Kyoto bringing the Maruyama style to the Kanto region. This screen that would be used as a small room divider, depicts the rare sight of cranes gathering on a beach instead of in their usual wetland habitat.