Two Crows in Sunset
Artist
Matsumura Goshun
(Japanese, 1752 - 1811)
Date19th Century
Place of ManufactureAsia
Mediumink, colour
DimensionsOverall (mount: 235 x 92.5 cm): 137 x 75 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineFred and Isabel Pollard Collection
Object number1967.144.001
DescriptionFrom ancient times crows have been associated with the rising of the run in mythology and art. They are a symbol of Amaterasu, the Shinto sun goddess.Status
Not on viewMatsumura Goshun
Xu Daqi
Genki Komai
Utagawa Kokunimasa
late 19th-mid 20th Century