Crane, Waves and Rising Sun Japanese Edo Woodblock Vintage Bird Fine Art Print with Hanger skull art Koryūsai's comnpleted 2500 prints

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Crane, Waves and Rising Sun Japanese Edo Woodblock Vintage Bird Fine Art Print with Hanger skull art Koryūsai's comnpleted 2500 printsThis woodblock print of a crane, waves and the rising sun is by Isoda Korysai (17351790). The crane and the rising sun are auspicious images, suggesting good fortune (especially for the new year). Korysai's comnpleted 2500 prints, or an average of four a week. According to art historian Allen Hockley, "Korysai may have been the most productive artist of the eighteenth century." This gicle, acid free print comes ready to hang with its own hand crafted,