A hawk-headed man attacks a crane; a woman standing on a boat reads her letter and a bird-headed man behind her reads the same letter. Colour woodcut by Kyōsai, 1860s.

  • Kawanabe, Kyōsai, 1831-1889.
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[between 1860 and 1869]
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37692i
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A hawk-headed man attacks a crane; a woman standing on a boat reads her letter and a bird-headed man behind her reads the same letter. Colour woodcut by Kyōsai, 1860s. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], [between 1860 and 1869]

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1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

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Kyōsai-ga

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Wellcome Collection 37692i

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