Four Crows in a Tree

Mano Kyōtei, c. 1900 - c. 1925

Kyōtei was known for his paintings of crows, which he characterized most aptly. He laid down the birds’ gleaming plumage on the silk with pitch-black strokes of ink, while the branches of the tree are painted in various tones of grey to create depth.

  • Artwork typehanging scroll
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1715
  • Dimensionsheight 124.7 cm x width 51 cm, height 210.5 cm x width 64.3 cm, height 8 cm x width 75 cm x depth 8.5 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Four Crows in a Tree

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1715

  • Description

    Hangrolschildering op zijde met in verschillende tonen inkt een voorstelling van drie kraaien gezeten op een boomtak, met nog een kraai die komt aanvliegen. In houten doos.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • signature: ‘Kyotei’
    • seal

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Mano Kyōtei, Japan

  • Dating

    c. 1900 - c. 1925

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    • height 124.7 cm x width 51 cm
    • height 210.5 cm x width 64.3 cm
    • height 8 cm x width 75 cm x depth 8.5 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase Hotei Japanese Prints, 2001)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the dealer Hotei Japanese Prints, Leiden, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 2001

Documentation

  • Menno Fitski, 'Japan: bloesem, verlangen en krijgsgeweld: schilderingen', Aziatische Kunst 37/2 (2007), pp. 2-15.

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