UKIYO-E JAPANESE WOODBLOCK FRAMED ART PRINT Minowa, Kanasugi, Mikawashima ( ) by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857. From the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, no. 102 , part 4: Winter Two red-crowned cranes in a marsh, in a scene looking from Minowa & Kanasugi toward Mikawashima (three different villages northwest of the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters). Every year in winter months, when cranes migrated to Japan, the shogun's Crane Hunt was taking place here, in Mikawashima. Cranes are known as symbols of luck, longevity, & fidelity & this made cranes an auspicious ceremonial gift. Aside from couple of birds taken during each hunt, the birds were carefully protected - you can see a figure in the background, carrying buckets filled with rice with which to feed them. Reproduced from an archive image, respectfully & lovingly restored & enhanced digitally, to remove the non-artistic blemishes & colour fading. Available as FRAMED or FRAMED + MOUNTED A3 print (29.7cm x 42cm) Overall A3 frame size: 45cm x 32cm x 1.5cm (17.7x 12.7 x 0.5). Overall A2 frame size: 62cm x 45cm x 1.5cm (24.5x 17.5 x 0.5). Choose the frame size & colour from the drop-down menu. Printed in England on a 350gsm Eucalyptus paper, made from eucalyptus pulp from sustainable sources. It is brilliant white & smooth & Eco printed with high pigment environmentally-friendly toners. The frame moulding measures 20mm wide & 15mm deep. Classic style in white, black or rustic (wood) finish. Fitted with high-clarity plastic safety glass (perspex). Two hooks at the back: ready to hang in portrait or landscape orientation. Ivory colour mount (with larger rustic frame) - white colour mount available instead at no extra charge, just leave a note at the checkout UNFRAMED / PRINT ONLY LISTING ALSO AVAILABLE here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/959711261 (Interior images are shown for styling & illustrative purposes only, not to be used as a precise scale guide. There will be no watermarks on the actual print.) Female silhouette vector created by renata.s - www.freepik.com Interior settings by vanitjan Japanese Art Cranes Framed Mounted Ukiyo-E Wall Decor Print Poster Woodblock Birds Minowa Hiroshige Utagawa Landscape Tattoo Calligraphy