A Hawk Capturing a Crane in Flight
| Title | A Hawk Capturing a Crane in Flight |
|---|---|
| Artist | Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu I Japanese, active c. 1704–18 (?) |
| Date | c. 1715 18th century |
| Medium | Hand-colored woodblock print; vertical o-oban, tan-e |
| Classification | woodblock print |
| Origin | Japan Japan |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Clarence Buckingham Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“A Hawk Capturing a Crane in Flight” is a work by Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu I Japanese, active c. 1704–18 (?), dated c. 1715. It is executed in hand-colored woodblock print; vertical o-oban, tan-e and classified as woodblock print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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