Bijutsukai Pl.66
1901
Furuya Kōrin, a master of the Rinpa revival style, created this bold graphic composition for the art magazine *Bijutsukai* in 1901. The image features a dramatic black background framed by geometric hexagons—known as the tortoiseshell pattern—and billowing orange clouds. White cranes soar through the scene, adding a sense of movement and symbolizing longevity and good fortune. This piece perfectly illustrates how traditional Japanese motifs were being celebrated and preserved during the Meiji period's rapid modernization.