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Style 1 8

Made in Germany, the Great Crane — Made in Germany, the Great Crane
Joseph Pennell · 1916
National Gallery of Art

English War Work: Made in Germany, The Great Crane — English War Work: Made in Germany, The Great Crane
Joseph Pennell (American, 1857–1926) · 1916
Cleveland Museum of Art

The Grip, Serang — The Grip, Serang
Joseph Pennell, American, active England, 1857–1926 · 1910s
Smithsonian

French Canal and American Cranes — French Canal and American Cranes
Joseph Pennell · 1912
National Gallery of Art

Cranes at Duisburg — Cranes at Duisburg
Joseph Pennell, American, active England, 1857–1926 · 1910s
Smithsonian

Cranes at Duisburg — Cranes at Duisburg
Joseph Pennell · 1910
National Gallery of Art

Untitled — Untitled
H. Lyman Saÿen, born Philadelphia, PA 1875-died Philadelphia, PA 1918 · 1910s, 1870s
Smithsonian

Cranes at Duisburg — Cranes at Duisburg
Joseph Pennell, American, active England, 1857–1926 · 1910s
Smithsonian

Style 2 5

Model of an Artillery Crane — Model of an Artillery Crane
c. 1800 - c. 1830
Rijksmuseum

Model of a Crane for Stepping Masts — Model of a Crane for Stepping Masts
c. 1790 - c. 1820
Rijksmuseum

Model of a Crane for Stepping Masts — Model of a Crane for Stepping Masts
c. 1790 - c. 1820
Rijksmuseum

crane car — crane car
Estonia
Tallinn City Museum

Cranes and Serpents — Cranes and Serpents
China, reportedly from Hunan province, Changsha, Warring States period (475–221 BCE), State of Chu (c. 1046–223 BCE) · 475–221 BCE
Cleveland Museum of Art

Style 3 4

Crane and waves — Crane and waves
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 · early 1830s
Art Institute of Chicago

Crane Before the Rising Sun — Crane Before the Rising Sun
c. 1825
Rijksmuseum

Rank Badge with Single Crane Motif — Rank Badge with Single Crane Motif
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) · 1800s
Cleveland Museum of Art

Girl Riding a Crane (parody of Hi Chobo [Chinese: Fei Zhangfang]) — Girl Riding a Crane (parody of Hi Chobo [Chinese: Fei Zhangfang])
Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信 · c. 1766/67
Art Institute of Chicago

Style 4 4

Harbour crane — Harbour crane
Germany
Deutsche Fotothek

Plate XXVII from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum — Plate XXVII from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum
Julio Paschale · 1580s
Smithsonian

Harbour crane — Harbour crane
Germany
Deutsche Fotothek

Plate LV from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum — Plate LV from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum
Julio Paschale · 1580s
Smithsonian

Named in the museum's description 39

The crane is small, hidden or only part of the story in these works, so they're shown whole.

Grus carunculatus/ Bugeranus carunculatus (Wattled crane — Grus carunculatus/ Bugeranus carunculatus (Wattled crane
1777-10 - 1786-03
Rijksmuseum

Crane, waves, and rising sun — Crane, waves, and rising sun
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 · 1830s
Art Institute of Chicago

Antigone rubicunda (Brolga, or Australian Crane) — Antigone rubicunda (Brolga, or Australian Crane)
1770 - 1780
Rijksmuseum

Crane and sun — Crane and sun
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 · c. 1843/47
Art Institute of Chicago

Crane — Crane
Japan, Taishō period (1912–26) to Shōwa period (1926–89) · early to mid-1900s
Cleveland Museum of Art

Hooping Crane — Hooping Crane
Robert Havell after John James Audubon · 1835
National Gallery of Art

Grus rubicunda (Brolga or Australian crane) — Grus rubicunda (Brolga or Australian crane)
1770 - 1780
Rijksmuseum

Anthropoides paradisea (Blue crane or Stanley crane) — Anthropoides paradisea (Blue crane or Stanley crane)
1777-10 - 1786-03
Rijksmuseum

Pine and cranes — Pine and cranes
Katsushika Taito II · c. 1830/44
Art Institute of Chicago

Crane flying over wave — Crane flying over wave
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 · n.d.
Art Institute of Chicago

Plate XXXVIII from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum — Plate XXXVIII from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum
Julio Paschale · 1580s
Smithsonian

Rank Badge with Single Crane Motif — Rank Badge with Single Crane Motif
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) · 1800s
Cleveland Museum of Art

Grus (crane) — Grus (crane)
Netherlands · 1450
KB, National Library of the Netherlands

Hooping Crane — Hooping Crane
Robert Havell after John James Audubon · 1834
National Gallery of Art

Cranes on snow-covered pine — Cranes on snow-covered pine
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 · c. 1834
Art Institute of Chicago

Anthropoides paradisea (Blue crane or Stanley crane) — Anthropoides paradisea (Blue crane or Stanley crane)
1777-10 - 1786-03
Rijksmuseum

Crane from Ōkyo Picture Book — Crane from Ōkyo Picture Book
Maruyama Ōkyo (Japanese, 1733–1795) · 1850
Cleveland Museum of Art

Crane, Bamboo and Iris — Crane, Bamboo and Iris
Isoda Koryusai · c. 1775
Art Institute of Chicago

Ostrich and Crowned Crane — Ostrich and Crowned Crane
Adriaen Collaert · c. 1600
National Gallery of Art

The crane — The crane
692_person · 1549
National Gallery of Denmark

Louisiana Heron, Pied Oyster-catcher, Hooping Crane, and Long-billed Curlew — Louisiana Heron, Pied Oyster-catcher, Hooping Crane, and Long-billed Curlew
John G. Warnicke after Alexander Wilson · published 1808-1814
National Gallery of Art

The crane — The crane
Lorck, Melchior · 1549
SMK – National Gallery of Denmark

Crane from Sketch Album — Crane from Sketch Album
Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831–1889) · mid- to late 1800s
Cleveland Museum of Art

Balearica regulorum (Grey crowned crane) — Balearica regulorum (Grey crowned crane)
1777-10 - 1786-03
Rijksmuseum

Cranes by the Shore, illustration for The Leg Shell (Ashigai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)" — Cranes by the Shore, illustration for The Leg Shell (Ashigai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)"
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 · 1821
Art Institute of Chicago

Cranes and Bamboo — Cranes and Bamboo
Isoda Koryusai · c. 1774
Art Institute of Chicago

Cranes in an Iris Pond at Sunrise — Cranes in an Iris Pond at Sunrise
Attributed to Isoda Koryusai · c. 1774
Art Institute of Chicago

The Taoist Immortal Kung Ho (?) Riding a Crane — The Taoist Immortal Kung Ho (?) Riding a Crane
Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764) · c. mid 1720s
Cleveland Museum of Art

Jurojin with cranes, a stag, and a tortoise — Jurojin with cranes, a stag, and a tortoise
Okumura Masanobu · 18th century
Art Institute of Chicago

A Hawk Capturing a Crane in Flight — A Hawk Capturing a Crane in Flight
Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu I · c. 1715
Art Institute of Chicago

Grus (crane) — Grus (crane)
Netherlands · 1350
KB, National Library of the Netherlands

Blue Crane or Heron — Blue Crane or Heron
Robert Havell after John James Audubon · 1836
National Gallery of Art

Plum Blossoms, Crane, and Spring — Plum Blossoms, Crane, and Spring
Xugu · Qing dynasty ( 1644–1912); 1824–1896; c.1892
Art Institute of Chicago

The Wolf and the Crane — The Wolf and the Crane
Allart van Everdingen · probably c. 1645/1656
National Gallery of Art

Container in the form of a crane — Container in the form of a crane
c. 1700 - c. 1800
Rijksmuseum

Plate 15: Common Crane and Bittern(?) — Plate 15: Common Crane and Bittern(?)
Joris Hoefnagel · c.1575/1590s
National Gallery of Art

Plate 10: Gray Crowned Crane and Helmeted Curassow — Plate 10: Gray Crowned Crane and Helmeted Curassow
Joris Hoefnagel · c.1575/1590s
National Gallery of Art

Mirror with Handle, Decorated with Pine Tree and Crane — Mirror with Handle, Decorated with Pine Tree and Crane
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · early 1600s to mid-1800s
Cleveland Museum of Art

crane car — crane car
Estonia
Tallinn City Museum