Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Title: Releasing Cranes on a Beach
Date: 1843-46.
Details & Prices: Utagawa Kuniyoshi: Releasing Cranes on a Beach - Artelino
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Description:
Shogun Minamoto Yoritomo is holding "Hojo-e" on a beach. A Shinto ceremony to appeasing the god by releasing cranes for Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine in Kamakura. One thousand cranes are flying in the air and Mt. Fuji is seen on the background A large torii of the shrine stands on the right.