Accession Number
2000/2.150

Title
Man with Crane

Artist(s)
Nagasawa Rosetsu

Object Creation Date
1780s-1799

Medium & Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Dimensions
56 in. x 14 1/2 in. ( 142.24 cm x 36.83 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of John J. Schloss

Subject matter
"Red-crowned cranes were once ubiquitous throughout the wetlands of China, Korea and Japan. Their impressive size (up to five feet tall), striking coloration, and lively "dance" made them a popular subject among artists. In East Asia mythology, they are believed to live for 1,000 years, and thus became auspicious symbols of longevity. Nagasawa Rosetsu, had an uncanny understanding of animals."

“Family of Cranes [Left of a Pair], Nagasawa Rosetsu ^ Minneapolis Institute of Art.” Minnesota Institute of Art, collections.artsmia.org/art/99402/family-of-cranes-left-of-a-pair-nagasawa-rosetsu.

 

Physical Description
This painting on a hanging scroll depicts a man, a crane, and a tree. The crane is to the bottom left of the painting with the man standing above it slightly to the right. A tree stands leaning to the left in the background and appears to have some flowering buds. The crane looks up to the man while the man looks up to the tree. There is an inscription above the man followed by a red seal. 

Primary Object Classification
Painting

Primary Object Type
hanging scroll

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Gruidae (family)
hanging scrolls
men (male humans)