Antique Crane

An impressive Ming Dynasty blue and white porcelain charger from the Wanli period (1573-1619), finely painted in underglaze cobalt blue with a central scene depicting cranes among ba...

The spout and handle are shaped in the form of a phoenix or crane, and the wide pedestal base and domed lid create a balanced and decorative silhouette.

His robe of rich vermilion is adorned with a rank badge featuring two cranes, such a badge would indicate that he was a civil official . 17th Century Overall size: 48" width 71" h...

It features prominently a metal sculpture of a heron, or a Japanese crane, which is wading in among small rushes and flowering plants, plucking up at flowers.

Original antique advertising poster for the 1920 Emprunt National Loan issued by the Credit Foncier d'Algerie et de Tunisie bank at 6% with a capital of 125 million Francs featuring ...

Pair of Chinese Cherry Red Amber Figural Carvings Mounted as a Table Lamps, one Guanyin and one Shouxing atop a crane, each on wood base with crochet shades. Larger overall: 30.5" H...

The artist demonstrates professional mastery in constructing a multi-layered perspective, guiding the eye from the churning waves in the foreground toward the distant, crowded pier w...

Nakadai, platform. And Sao, cranes leg shaft. Kiso, base stone.  

Measuring 355 × 276 cm , the rug features a rich indigo blue field filled with finely rendered auspicious motifs—phoenixes, peonies, butterflies, cranes, and imperial vases—each symb...

A highly decorative early 20th Century chinoiserie marble top cabinet / bookcase of superb quality, having the original veined green and shaped marble top above a central door openin...

At the center of each candelabra is a single arm topped with a Bronze open winged crane, which can be removed and used as a central candle cup.

With intricate fox finial against fence, brick and wood plank design on box, and stunning cranes etched on front and back glass with reeds and grass on sides.

The lower body is organized as a triangular architectural support together with cranes arranged over ram heads above panels of anthemion, ribbon and scroll decoration.

Antique (19th century) centerpiece flower vase, finely sculpted, cast in gilt bronze, depicting standing herons (or storks or cranes) among foliage, mounted on oval shaped base with ...

The four auspicious animals — qilin, phoenix, crane, and spotted deer — constitute a complete iconographic program of the highest cultural intentionality: this is not a decorative ru...

Encircling the body are high-relief cranes (tsuru) in flight, finely modeled with elongated necks, extended legs, and crisply articulated plumage.

It is contained behind bevelled glass doors, with a crane-shaped gilt metal lock. The second tier is composed of an open left-hand compartment, with a half-length shelf, which is edg...

Nakadai, platform. And Sao, cranes leg shaft. Kiso, base stone.  

John’s Wort, Mallow, Cocoa Plant, Tea Plant, and Camellia (Plate 49); and Mallows, Geraniums, Cotton Plant, Crane’s-bill, and Herb Robert (Plate 50). The plates reflect the German t...

Nakadai, platform. And Sao, cranes leg shaft. Kiso, base stone.  

Nakadai, platform. And Sao, cranes leg shaft. Kiso, base stone.  

Original antique poster advertising Messageries Maritimes Cargo-Boats / Maritime Messengers Cargo Ships featuring artwork by Henri Edmond Rudaux (1865-1925) showing a crane moving a ...

The outer rim features pine trees with a sea on the beach, cranes, and flowers. The height is 4 cm and is 36,5 cm diagonal The plate weighs almost 1.5 kilograms

Drawing on the clean lines, bold geometry, and refined simplicity of the Western Art Deco movement while incorporating the ancient symbolic vocabulary of Chinese art — dragons, crane...

The crane mythology is related with the divine bird worship in animal totemism Kangxi reign 1662-1722.

The lower body is enveloped in molded clouds and painted with birds in flight, including cranes, waterfowl, and smaller birds suspended against a pale sky ground.

Rectangular quadrilobe shape, richly decorated in the Kutani specific red, enhanced with liquid gold accents. The crane on the bottom is raised in relief. All marked under the bottom...

A sleek black lacquer coffee table by Gracie and Co. incorporating 19th or early 20th Century Japanese lacquer panels depicting lakeside scenes of cranes and bamboo in gold, with two...

Spotted deer and crane, longevity symbols, inhabit a rocky mountainous beneath a brocade pattern sky, all within a swastika fret border.

The front door panel is finely decorated with cranes pictured in one of the renowned Fuji Five Lakes, while the side panels are similarly adorned with elegant herons amid the same sc...

Kasugas typically have a cylindrical column in the form of a bird (crane’s) leg according to some authorities, surmounted by a small ring.

He wears traditional, heavily decorated robes—often featuring auspicious motifs like cranes or pines—and a tall ceremonial hat. In his right hand, he holds a folding fan, a common pr...

The upper section presents two large sliding hikido panels above a row of three small drawers, all fitted with pierced and chased white-metal roundel pulls bearing auspicious figural...

The double sided fabric has been replaced with modern Walter Crane, Swallows and Almond Blossom Tapestry Weave to one side, and duck egg 100% silk to the other.

Both are finely etched with clouds and florals, as are the crane-form plates that anchor the handle. An exquisite example of a fine Japanese lacquerware, this smoking box lives on as...

The legend of the thousand cranes (senbazuru) says that anyone who manages to fold a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by the deities.

A large piece executed in the tradition of Chinese export wallpaper, the piece offers a continuous garden panorama of peacocks, cranes, waterfowl, and songbirds set within a lush bot...

Originally, a hook of this scale would have been used for heavy lifting—attached to chains, pulleys, cranes, or rigging systems in warehouses, farms, rail yards, or shipyards.

Laver, By Their Friends Feb. 12th 1882". Item features crane birds on spout and other floral engraving.

Six brocade squares in contrasting white color with crane figure were sewn to the four corners and two along the longitude side.

One panel highlights a graceful crane, a timeless emblem of longevity and refined grace, while the other showcases a brilliantly plumed pheasant, symbolizing good fortune and harmony.

The interior of the box is fitted with a rectangular bronze water dropper (suiteki) cast with a flying crane in relief, a nicely-shaped inkstone (suzuri), and brush rests.

The large body is adorned with multiple reserves depicting elegant naturalistic scenes, including cranes, exotic birds, flowering branches, and butterflies, traditional symbols of lo...

Published by Daikokuya Heikichi. Literature: 'Crows, Cranes & Camellias: The Natural World of Ohara Koson', Newland, Amy R.: Jan Perree & Robert Schaap, Leiden: Hotei Publishing, 20...

Below them, rolling waves and mountain peaks symbolize a stable, unified empire, while a sky filled with auspicious clouds, white cranes, bats, and flaming jewels conveys profound wi...

The border is divided into alternating panels of geometric lattice panels and figural motifs, including cranes in flight and flowering branches, creating a dynamic yet balanced compo...

A very decorative accent piece, the work on the chest depicting noble figures in traditional Chinese dress, alongside trees, foliage and a pagoda to the front. The sides having a cra...

Audsley, George Ashdown and James, Lord Bowes ‘The Keramic Art of Japan’, Liverpool and London, Henry Sotheran, 1875. 2 volumes, first edition hardback folio including 41 coloured an...

Pair of Japanese Imari plates decorated in the typical palette with cranes. Dimensions Height 3 Inches Length 16.5 Inches Width 16.5 Inches

Exquisite detail is reserved for the fauna, including a majestic pheasant perched high on a branch and a graceful crane wading through the water. The presence of these creatures, alo...

The birds depicted include the crane, a symbol of longevity; the pheasant, a symbol of wealth and good wishes; and mandarin ducks, a symbol of marital happiness.

The composition features two elegant, white-plumed cranes descending from bamboo branches, symbolizing longevity and good fortune.

The narrow field is anchored by three distinct, ivory-toned circular medallions, each housing a stylized mythological bird, possibly a crane or phoenix, symbolizing longevity. The su...

The inclusion of these elegant bird rugs designs, alongside the flowering branches and wading crane, transforms the floor into an idealized landscape, reflecting prosperity and longe...

The design features delicate, naturalistic branches bearing blossoms and leaves, interspersed with stylized cloud bands and the graceful forms of cranes, symbols of longevity. This r...

In 1937, he established the Guy Wiggins Art School in Essex, Connecticut, inviting prominent artists, including George Luks and Bruce Crane as visiting instructors. With the permissi...

The field is dominated by a repeating pattern of stylized auspicious birds, likely cranes or phoenixes, rendered in faded cream against a dense, drop-shaped lattice of indigo and gold.