Cranes from Quick Lessons in Simplified Drawing By Katsushika Hokusai

The gestural quality and effortlessness of Cranes diverge from Hokusai’s prior works. Part of an assortment called Quick Lessons in Simplified Drawing, Hokusai’s concise verbalizations of the cranes catch their exquisite developments and stances. The light and vaporous picture is, maybe, an impression of the straightforwardness with which Hokusai portrayed the birds, and shows his ability in investigating the connection among motion and structure.