| Accession No |
2015.32.3
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| Name/Title |
PAINTING; Sugomorizuru (Nesting Crane)
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| Brief Description |
This watercolour and acrylic on canvas painting is of a nesting crane, a large white bird with a red crest and black plumage on its neck and tail, resting on a nest of twigs. The background is matte green.
The painting is framed in raised silver frame against a grey fabric mat and a deeper silver frame. The artist's signature in Japanese can be seen in the lower right corner.
The painting was donated to this Museum by the Nagaizumi-Wanganui Sister City Friendship Centre located in Whanganui. The Friendship Centre was established to promote a better understanding of the culture of Japan and the people of Nagaizumi and to further educational, cultural and sporting exchanges between the two communities. The Friendship Centre closed in 2015 but Nagaizumi and Whanganui, sister cities since 1988, maintain their close relationship.
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| Classification |
Painting/Art/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
Frame, Picture/Art/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
Box/Container/Distribution & Transportation Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
Aoshima, Toshio
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| Primary Prod Period |
20th century
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| Primary Prod Place |
Japan
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| Measurement Reading |
63 x 71 x 5cm
44.5 x 52cm
64.5 x 71.5 x 6.8cm
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| Signature/Marks |
[Japanese writing]
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| Collection |
Nagaizumi-Wanganui Friendship Centre
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