Crane Groups-Herds
 The Herd of Cranes of Crane families,  features strongly in Japanese art and we have some of the very best quality representation of these

 

   

 

Colour of silk is grey and not blue             

1: Three Cranes. 1804. A very beautiful study of a family of three cranes. This is  one of my oldest scrolls. Excellent detail in the painting and elegantly thought out. A very old scroll from the 18th century. The painting is fine with a little damage on the silk in places therefore to stabilise the paining the silk needed rebacking and the scroll master had to remount the painting onto a new silk scroll. This is a long an difficult restoration. It comes with a beautiful hand made box covered with mid 19th century Kimono Silk with embroidered cranes flying through the grey blue sky. About this special Kimono Silk I had this length of antique silk in my own collection for over 40 years and it  dated from 1860. I decided to have this length made into a few special boxes for some of our crane scrolls..£395                       

Signature says Ranshu, and could be attributed to Yoshimura Ranshu

Yoshimura Ranshu, then the date on the scroll would match as it says May 1804. Yoshimura Ranshu was living between 1739-1817.

Yoshimura Ranshu studied under his father, Yoshimura Ranryo, Ishida Yuutei, and Maruyama Okyo. Later on he became the appointed painter for the Nishi Hongwanji temple. He was known to have painted kacho-ga (bird and flower) themes and human subjects often. He died on November 27, 1817 at the age of 78.

Signature Seals:  The round one says Ranshu and the square is Join Chiga a wider seal knowing to enjoy. And the other photo is sakuhi, which probably comes from the zen koan, saku ni arazu, kore ima. Or it is not the past, but the present. (it was sealed at the time of the artists painting the scroll)

The painting style is very similar to those in the 18th up until the early part of the 19th century where detailed work was done in painting the crane. Three cranes are very interesting, but again the Japanese favour odd numbers and this is the basic. Three tends to be derived from tripods to constellations but mainly three provides a solid foundation even when you have just three sticks you can make a simple tent.

 


Signature                Seal
 


Three Cranes on Beach with Rising Sun c 1950

The beautiful specially created  box is made with Antique embroidered silk, silver and
gold thread of Cranes in flight.

£185


 

 

2: Five cranes on a rock:  77.5x23.6.

Artist name : Miyata Yodo, (seal also says Yodo and the signature is Yodo) (when reading it the o is extended) 1930

Miyata Yodo was born  on the 33rd year of Meiji (1900) was trained under Ikegami Shuhou, who did research in the Northern and Southern style paintings and was a student of Araki Kanpo. Miyata Yodo lived in Tokyo Komagome Sendagi district for artist's entire life. The works are considered to be representative of early Showa period Japanese art (1926-1940). 

Five is an important number in Japan and has connections with the five elements. Odd numbers are favoured in Japanese culture except for the number eight. 
 

 Recently restored, this old painting has been wonderfully mounted onto new silks with original scroll ends.This amazing scroll comes with a special scroll box covered in crane embroidered Kimono silk from the same period. Many of the crane scrolls will have these specially made Crane boxes which are all a work of art in themselves.  Five Cranes by Miyata Yodo £395

 

This Scroll of Fuji with cranes is in the art deco style and dates from the 1930's

What is lovely about this painting is the composition which uses a traditional subject but then makes gives a more modern twist to the design. Yes there are five cranes which is perfectly correct in the structure but the placement under the graphically designed Fuji painted in the unusual but attractive colours makes this a really special scroll that is suitable for any modern home.

71.4cm by 123.3cm 28.1 by 48.5.inches It comes with a box and is £195.The size
also makes this perfect for a Bonsai exhibition 

4: Shoei painted this lovely scroll Cranes in Rising Sun 1950

A short scroll suitable for Bonsai display it is 53x24 and comes with a box,

£180 including Post

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3: A Herd of Cranes fly under Mount Fuji

STUNNING OLD VINTAGE SIGNED MASTER PAINTING
DEPICTING RED CRESTED CRANES OR JAPANESE
TSURUS IN FLIGHT WITH THE MAJESTIC Mt. FUJI IN THE BACKGROUND .

THE PAINTING IS SIGNED WITH ARTIST'S ( KISHIMOTO ) SIGNATURE
COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL SIGNED WOODEN STORAGE BOX WITH
THE ARTIST'S SEAL IN RED INK AND DATED SHOWA 41 OR 1966 AD .

SIZE : THE SCROLL MEASURES 26" WIDE X 55 1/2" LONG , THE
ACTUAL PAINTING IS 20 1/4" WIDE X 17 3/4" HIGH

The term Herd is applied to a group of cranes.

Measurements : 72.5cm by 141.5cm / 28.5" by 55.7"
Material of the roller ends : Bone.
Technique : Hand painted on Paper.

£350 ($500) with original box.

 

5: (5/1, 5/2, 5/3 5/4)     

1  Crane family in Pine                                                            2 Crane family in Pine      3 Crane family in Pine     4 Crane family in Pine

The artist is Linyuan.

Linyuan is a famous artist from Changsha, Hunan Province, He graduated from Shanghai College. The subject of his paintings form a wide-range. His paintings are vivid and colourful, and contain very pure Chinese style of painting. He is very popular in China.  The scrolls were created in 2000.

These are magnificent scrolls fully mounted on silk with hardwood ends.

Painting size is 54 inches long by 27 inches wide

Scroll size: 74 inches long

 £150  Including post.

These Scrolls comes with a hand made Scroll box  and covered with antique (19th century) Japanese  crane embroidered silk.

Cranes are very auspicious birds in both Japanese and Chinese culture and many Japanese homes will have a Chinese picture of Cranes. Cranes mate for life and are extremely loving birds. I have four of these larger scrolls by this famous Chinese Artist. Please state second choice when ordering

All are with Antique Crane embroidered silk covered Boxes and Name Plaques in engraved Brass with the artists name and composition. A truly unusual and lovely gift

 

6; Herd of Cranes-1000 Cranes  painted in 1920 £180

1000 cranes 1921 79x25 with Crane box
 

In Japan, the crane is a symbol of long life.

The Japanese  believe that to fold a thousand cranes in origami can cure an illness or help to live a longer life. Japanese people often give a thousand cranes to a sick person in hospital. This can also be in the form of a card, a painting or more likely a scroll. This scroll was painted in 1921 and is a beautiful example of this thought.

A box covered in antique Crane printed Kimono fabric  is being made for the scroll and will be ready at the end of November. The scroll silk mounts are very beautiful as well and the Jikusaki Scroll Ends are carved in Bone.

From ancient times in Japan, it has been a custom to dedicate the 1000 origami cranes to the family  shrine.

These days, people bring the Thousand Cranes to shrines in order to wish for happiness, success, and peace; or to pray for their favourite sports team. Giving a scroll in enhancement of these good wishes




Suzuki Shonen was born in Kyoto as son of Suzuki Hyakunen (1825-1891) who established his own style of painting without adhering to any of the established styles such as the Shijo-Maruyama, Nanga or Kano schools. Shônen is considered the best student of Hyakunen's, and was known for his bold and dramatic brushstrokes. After he established his own style of painting without adhering to any of the established styles such as the Shijo-Maruyama, nanga or Kano schools. Shonen is considered the best student of Hyakunen's, and was known for his bold and dramatic brushstrokes. Shōnen never worked from preliminary sketches (shita-e), but painted quickly and directly, in a bold, individual style. Considering his highly individualistic nature it is not surprising he made a private study of western painting methods.
Some of his best-known subjects are: landscapes, kacho-e, pine trees, and some traditional and Buddhist subjects.
From 1881 to 1888 Shônen was the head of the Northern Division (ink painting in the Sesshu tradition) of the Kyoto Prefecture Painting School (other divisions were: South - nanga school; East - Shijô-Maruyama school; and West - Western style painting).
Shonen appears to have been satisfied with cultivating his own art on the eve of sweeping modernisation in Japanese painting, which, in Kyoto, was led by Takeuchi Seiho, a pupil of Shonen's rival and a Shijô artist Kono Bairei.
Thus his name is less often associated with the modern movements of Japanese painting than with Uemura Shoen, one of his most talented students and the most prominent female painter of the Meiji period. Other well known pupils were Shoshu Saito and Kimura Konen

 

  

Flight of Cranes-painted by Shônen, Suzuki (1849 - 1918)A beautiful and fantastic painting of a 'Herd' of cranes flying over a sea shore that was painted in his later years around 1915. Silk painted with bone ends and silk mounts. With a Crane box that is being made this painting is £225
 

Signature: Shonen Top seal: Chikuen (?) Bottom seal: Shonen. (See below)
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