Antique Crane

and two flying cranes. The lowest part of the inro has a crack on one side.

pet that brings peace, longevity, and many children，on the top, Crane, Pine tree and Peony, phoenix

Japanese art and culture, it often appears alongside cranes, deities, and symbols of good fortune. The

oriental landscape, while the other depicts a serene Japanese scene with two cranes amidst a pond adorned

their peak. The deep indigo background is adorned with meticulously rendered cranes, lotus blossoms

—associated with the sun goddess Amaterasu—features intricate detailing on the reverse: one displays cranes

chinoiserie style depicting people in a Chinese garden surrounded by a lake, small islands, a trio of cranes

chair atop a brightly colored carpet. The rug has clouds and white cranes with amazing detail. The

cloisonne enamel work, displaying crane designs set against a goldstone background. The long neck of the

such as cranes and pine trees for longevity, paired ducks for marital harmony, and peonies for wealth

richly patterned kimono in shades of blue and gold, holding a fan decorated with a crane motif, a symbol

cranes amid a tree growing from grasses surrounded by blooming pink and orange flowers on one side, and

with a flying crane circa 19th century late Joseon period. The image was likely part of a larger scroll

the crane and some of the Daoist immortals. It has very similar to the real-life common tortoise

. Each with a bold Blue and White decoration, scenes depicting feeding cranes with gilded high lights

depicting cranes and dragons surrounded by floral, foliage and swirl motifs made in the Cloisonne technique

decoration to the whole and inset panels depicting Cranes among reeds and Swifts flying among flowers. (some

forms decorated with pink and yellow florals, lily pads, cranes, and gold rims on one side and

period, ca. 1895. Round footed pieces. Black ground color. The piece is decorated with a crane and eagle

lowest was: crane, golden pheasant, peacock, wild goose, silver pheasant, egret, mandarin duck, quail and

Dennis Bunker and Bruce Crane above a bakery shop. Murphy’s early work was typical of the Hudson River

enameled with polychrome medallions representing cranes and birds in blossoming flowers made in the

Lotus kasuga and finial Hohju, light chamber Hibukuro, crane leg pole and well detailed base stone kiso

with a Classic minka house style top portion and, tapered square cut crane leg pole. Firebox features

visible craquelure and age-related surface patina. At the left, a pair of elegantly rendered cranes stand

revisits a subject Parrish had previously explored on a gift box for Crane’s Chocolates in 1917, a

, symmetry, and symbolic design. At the center, a graceful bird (possibly a crane or pheasant) appears mid

and a landscape with cranes and pines on the other. Unmarked. Antique and Vintage Asian and Oriental

design is centered by a crane of open wings, perched on a rock above Li-Shui (the ocean wave) pattern

, fish, butterflies and other insects, the blackbirds, cranes and wading birds, the cats, tigers, and

) Delftware factory, circa 1780. Signed on reverse. This exquisite large charger has a hand painted crane

Classic Lotus and finial Hohju, light chamber Hibukuro, crane leg pole and well detailed base stone kiso

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Vase - Exquisite Crane Depiction! This exceptional bronze

with a crane perched in a twisted pine tree against a brilliant orange sky. The border is wonderful

sides depicting dragons, cranes and floral ornamentation. Six dragon head looped straps at shoulder

. Behind the scene is a stylized backdrop of a black stork (or crane) and palm-like leaves in silhouette

and, square cut crane leg pole. Provenance: acquired from a central Japanese antique garden lantern

skyline including cranes, smoking factory chimneys and warehouse buildings set within a coloured line

abundance) flanked by two crane plate (bird of longevity and royalty). Shorter strips and low-relief bosses

adorned with a polychrome scene with an eagle standing on a rock and cranes flying over waves on a

This vintage poster for Double Crane cigarettes from the 1930s melds the meticulous detail of

design comprising three cartouche panels, depicting a crane flying above a cherry blossom tree

. Two silver and white cranes perched above appear to position themselves for a better look at the bird

their powerful digging forelimbs, a black cricket, and a crane fly with its long legs and slender body

fashioned with a Classic minka house style top portion and, tapered square cut crane leg pole. Firebox

Depicting cranes.

. The base is painted with a rectangular scroll style portrait with a central crane bird stood upon a

. The central pictorial elements include a precisely rendered heron or crane positioned prominently

lines lead our eyes to the two cranes that are flying in the sky. Bordered by a scalloped edge

, simple banded crane’s leg shaft sao, and base kiso hand carved of a quality shirakawa stone Provenance

the side of a winding stream, with a traditional Chinese crane style bird design stagnant to one side

boats and figures in the foreground, a crane and stately buildings beyond, all beneath a beautiful sky

comprised of three cranes, two standing and one seated, all of which are naturalistically modelled and

flying cranes theme.

foliage patterns made in the Cloisonne technique. The upper part is decorated with images of cranes

identity. In the middle ground, a thatched-roof farmhouse, livestock, and a traditional well crane

serene landscape of Mount Fuji framed by a delicately patterned border adorned with cranes and floral