Crane, Waves and Rising Sun Japanese Edo Woodblock Vintage Bird Fine Art Print with Hanger skull art the body of a tanuki

the body of a tanuki (a type of raccoon dog)

such as light and dark

Charlie loved nothing more than to take his afternoon nap in a sunbeam

The lotus flower represents enlightenment and the ability to rise above the mud of suffering and attain a state of purity and perfection

and powerful manner

Crane, Waves and Rising Sun Japanese Edo Woodblock Vintage Bird Fine Art Print with Hanger skull art the body of a tanukiThis woodblock print of a crane, waves and the rising sun is by Isoda Korysai (17351790). The crane and the rising sun are auspicious images, suggesting good fortune (especially for the new year). Korysai's comnpleted 2500 prints, or an average of four a week. According to art historian Allen Hockley, "Korysai may have been the most productive artist of the eighteenth century." This gicle, acid free print comes ready to hang with its own hand crafted,