Anthology with Cranes and Thirty-Six Immortal Poets Greeting Card / Benrido

A greeting card featuring the Anthology with Cranes and Thirty-Six Immortal Poets, a collaboration between Tawaraya Sotatsu, founder of the Rinpa school, and Hon'ami Koetsu, one of the Three Great Calligraphers of the Kan'ei Era. In the original 13-meter scroll, Sotatsu depicted cranes taking flight, dancing, and returning to rest on the shore, over which Koetsu wrote poems of the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets in dynamic calligraphy. Includes blank envelope.