Returning to the Mountains, Accompanied by Cranes, by Tanomura Chikuden, dated 1822
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Returning to the Mountains, Accompanied by Cranes

Tanomura Chikuden (Japanese, 1777–1835)

dated 1822

Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on satin
Classification
Paintings
Dimensions
Image: 44 1/2 × 13 7/16 in. (113.1 × 34.1 cm) Overall with knobs: 74 13/16 × 20 7/8 in. (190.1 × 53.1 cm) Overall with mounting: 74 13/16 × 18 3/4 in. (190.1 × 47.7 cm)
Culture
Japan
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asian Art
Credit line
Fishbein-Bender Collection, Gift of Estelle P. Bender, in memory of T. Richard Fishbein, 2025
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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