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Japanese Fine Antique Hand Carved "Flying Crane & Trees" Screen
Japanese Fine Antique Hand Carved "Flying Crane & Trees" Screen

Japanese Fine Antique Hand Carved "Flying Crane & Trees" Screen

Located in South Burlington, VT

flying crane among trees executed in kuri (chestnut wood), circa 1950s. Hand carved and meticulously

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

Japanese Fine Antique Hand Carved "Flying Crane & Trees" Screen
Japanese Fine Antique Hand Carved "Flying Crane & Trees" Screen

Japanese Fine Antique Hand Carved "Flying Crane & Trees" Screen

Located in South Burlington, VT

flying crane among trees executed in kuri (chestnut wood) and with a handsome black lacquered frame

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

Japanese Five Large Hand Painted Plates Flying Cranes, Mint Signed & Boxed
Japanese Five Large Hand Painted Plates Flying Cranes, Mint Signed & Boxed

Japanese Five Large Hand Painted Plates Flying Cranes, Mint Signed & Boxed

Located in South Burlington, VT

ceramic plates featuring flying cranes, plum blossoms, pine needle, moon, and bamboo themes masterfully

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Porcelain Hatcher Cargo Kraak Ghendi porcelain Flying Cranes
Antique Chinese Porcelain Hatcher Cargo Kraak Ghendi porcelain Flying Cranes

Antique Chinese Porcelain Hatcher Cargo Kraak Ghendi porcelain Flying Cranes

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Sharing with you this very nicely decorated kraak Ghendi with the well known scene of flying cranes

Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Porcelain

Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Flying Cranes Covered Jar Attributed to Hayashi
Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Flying Cranes Covered Jar Attributed to Hayashi

Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Flying Cranes Covered Jar Attributed to Hayashi

Located in Long Island City, NY

pronounced base. Blue ground color. The piece is decorated with a crane bird motif. Globe finial on top of

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonné Charger Meiji Era c1880's Bronze Flying Cranes 14"
Antique Japanese Cloisonné Charger Meiji Era c1880's Bronze Flying Cranes 14"

Antique Japanese Cloisonné Charger Meiji Era c1880's Bronze Flying Cranes 14"

Located in Portland, OR

Available from Shogun's Gallery in Portland, Oregon for over 40 years specializing in Asian Arts & Antiques. This is a rare Japanese Meiji era (c. 1880's) ornate Cloisonné charger (...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Fine Cloisonne Old Japanese Enamel Copper Crane Irises Meiji Vase Jar
Antique Fine Cloisonne Old Japanese Enamel Copper Crane Irises Meiji Vase Jar

Antique Fine Cloisonne Old Japanese Enamel Copper Crane Irises Meiji Vase Jar

By Japanese Studio

Located in Wilton, CT

flying crane, circa 1900. Measure: 3 3/4" high, 5 1/4" diameter. Excellent condition, light spider ding

Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Scholar's Objects

Materials

Copper

French Hand-Painted Porcelain Table Lamp with Cranes Motif 1950s
French Hand-Painted Porcelain Table Lamp with Cranes Motif 1950s

French Hand-Painted Porcelain Table Lamp with Cranes Motif 1950s

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Beautifully executed porcelain table lamp with flying cranes, hand-painted with ebonized base and

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

French Art Deco Four Fold Screen
French Art Deco Four Fold Screen

French Art Deco Four Fold Screen

Located in Queens, NY

French Art Deco four fold screen decorated with a raised gilded scene of flying cranes and lilies

Category

20th Century Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

White painted Chinese Chippendale Style Mirror
White painted Chinese Chippendale Style Mirror

White painted Chinese Chippendale Style Mirror

Located in North Miami, FL

A Chineses Chippendale style mirror having a pagoda top with bells and flying cranes on both sides

Category

Vintage 1940s Italian More Mirrors

Materials

Wood, Mirror

Signed Antique Japanese Lacquerware with Rooster
Signed Antique Japanese Lacquerware with Rooster

Signed Antique Japanese Lacquerware with Rooster

Located in Bridgeport, CT

surrounded by flying cranes. Signed lower right. Condition: Wear to gilding consistent with age and use.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Large Mid Century Painting on Canvas by Franco
Large Mid Century Painting on Canvas by Franco

Large Mid Century Painting on Canvas by Franco

Located in Fairfield, CA

the scene of a flying crane on the vase. Signed in the bottom left corner. Mounted in a wood frame.  

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Mid-19th Century Rose Medallion Hot Water Reservoir
Mid-19th Century Rose Medallion Hot Water Reservoir

Mid-19th Century Rose Medallion Hot Water Reservoir

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

porcelain. The border heavily gilded, typically for the French market. Provenance: Flying Cranes Antiques

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Hollywood Regency Black and Gold Four-Panel Screen with Hand-Painted Cranes
Hollywood Regency Black and Gold Four-Panel Screen with Hand-Painted Cranes

Hollywood Regency Black and Gold Four-Panel Screen with Hand-Painted Cranes

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Hollywood Regency black and gold four-panel screen with hand-painted flying cranes. This

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

Minton Christopher Dresser Japonisme Crane Tile
Minton Christopher Dresser Japonisme Crane Tile

Minton Christopher Dresser Japonisme Crane Tile

By Christopher Dresser, Minton

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

time traveling in Japan is evident in these tiles, which depicts three flying cranes amongst clouds and

Category

Antique 1870s English Japonisme Decorative Art

Materials

Earthenware

Large High Quality Japanese Cloisonne on Porcelain
Large High Quality Japanese Cloisonne on Porcelain

Large High Quality Japanese Cloisonne on Porcelain

Located in Long Island City, NY

polychrome cloisonne enamel motifs depicting flowers, butterflies and a pair of flying cranes. Unmarked

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Baotou Rug, First Half of the 20th Century
Chinese Baotou Rug, First Half of the 20th Century

Chinese Baotou Rug, First Half of the 20th Century

Located in Greding, DE

stylized mountain landscape. A flying crane, along with classic cloud and wave motifs, enhances the central

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Aluminum Patio Table and Chairs by Russell Woodard
Aluminum Patio Table and Chairs by Russell Woodard

Aluminum Patio Table and Chairs by Russell Woodard

By Russell Woodard

Located in Palm Springs, CA

recovered in a Sunbrella fabric with flying cranes designed. The table has a new 48” diameter 1/2” thick

Category

Vintage 1960s American Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Large Italian Ceramic Lamps with Japanese Relief Designs
Pair of Large Italian Ceramic Lamps with Japanese Relief Designs

Pair of Large Italian Ceramic Lamps with Japanese Relief Designs

Located in London, GB

A pair of large Italian ceramic lamps with Japanese raised relief designs of flying cranes and

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Hane Mori Silk Chiffon Birds in Flight
Hane Mori Silk Chiffon Birds in Flight

Hane Mori Silk Chiffon Birds in Flight

By Hanae Mori

Located in New York, NY

scattered with patterned flying cranes. Cropped blouse has handsmocked neckline with bias ties forming bow

Category

1980s Japanese Evening Dresses

Mid-Century Modern Rectangular La Barge Hand Painted Églomisé Chinoiserie Mirror
Mid-Century Modern Rectangular La Barge Hand Painted Églomisé Chinoiserie Mirror

Mid-Century Modern Rectangular La Barge Hand Painted Églomisé Chinoiserie Mirror

By La Barge

Located in New York, NY

flying cranes among other images. The inner chrome reeded rectangular form encompasses bevelled mirror

Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Paint

Vintage Showa Era Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Vintage Showa Era Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase

Vintage Showa Era Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

surface is decorated with a pictorious scene depicting flying cranes on a glossy black ground. The base

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Brass

Shakudo Fan Necklace with Herons
Shakudo Fan Necklace with Herons

Shakudo Fan Necklace with Herons

Located in Amsterdam, NL

is decorated with a flying crane and flowers. The crane is a symbol of luck, longevity and fidelity

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Link Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold, Sterling Silver

18th Century Porcelain Plate Signed Meissen with Kakiemon Decoration, 1740s
18th Century Porcelain Plate Signed Meissen with Kakiemon Decoration, 1740s

18th Century Porcelain Plate Signed Meissen with Kakiemon Decoration, 1740s

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Casale Monferrato, IT

Rare antique Meissen plate, circa 1740, decorated in the centre with a flying crane, dragon and

Category

Antique 1740s German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Gilt Bronze "Cranes" Tea Light Lanterns Pair
Japanese Gilt Bronze "Cranes" Tea Light Lanterns Pair

Japanese Gilt Bronze "Cranes" Tea Light Lanterns Pair

Located in South Burlington, VT

size. Finely crafted with attractive surface cross hatch engravings and flying cranes sitting a top

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze, Copper

Antique Rare Chinese Ming Dynasty Solid Silver-Gilt Dish, circa 1640
Antique Rare Chinese Ming Dynasty Solid Silver-Gilt Dish, circa 1640

Antique Rare Chinese Ming Dynasty Solid Silver-Gilt Dish, circa 1640

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

amongst lingzhi stems issuing from rockwork, with a deer in the foreground and a flying crane above, the

Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Silver

19th century Rare and unique art deco lacquer box
19th century Rare and unique art deco lacquer box

19th century Rare and unique art deco lacquer box

Located in Fukuoka, JP

box decorate with flying cranes design. The unique shape blends traditional craftsmanship with

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

19th century Rare and unique art deco lacquer box
19th century Rare and unique art deco lacquer box

19th century Rare and unique art deco lacquer box

Located in Fukuoka, JP

box decorate with flying cranes design. The unique shape blends traditional craftsmanship with

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Framed Japanese Embroidery Textile Panel Meiji Period
Framed Japanese Embroidery Textile Panel Meiji Period

Framed Japanese Embroidery Textile Panel Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

1910s Meiji Period. The textile panel depicts three flying cranes among auspicious clouds, one of the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles

Materials

Textile, Acrylic

19th-Century Japanese Gilt Lacquer Incense House
19th-Century Japanese Gilt Lacquer Incense House

19th-Century Japanese Gilt Lacquer Incense House

Located in Miami, US

with flying cranes and other birds, the piece reflects the symbolism of longevity and good fortune in

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Bronze

Beautiful Antique Chinese Rug. Size: 6 ft x 9 ft (1.83 m x 2.74 m)
Beautiful Antique Chinese Rug. Size: 6 ft x 9 ft (1.83 m x 2.74 m)

Beautiful Antique Chinese Rug. Size: 6 ft x 9 ft (1.83 m x 2.74 m)

Located in New York, NY

flowers. Finally, above this, is a gorgeous, flying crane, also beautifully rendered in blue. The ivory of

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Giorgio Sant'Angelo 4 U mix print maxi skirt 1970s
Giorgio Sant'Angelo 4 U mix print maxi skirt 1970s

Giorgio Sant'Angelo 4 U mix print maxi skirt 1970s

By Giorgio di Sant' Angelo

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

flying cranes forms the body of this pleated skirt, the deep hem is a coordinating print in reds & golds

Category

1970s American Pleated Skirts

Fine Japanese Lacquer Cranes and Pine Trees Ryoshibako - Paper Box
Fine Japanese Lacquer Cranes and Pine Trees Ryoshibako - Paper Box

Fine Japanese Lacquer Cranes and Pine Trees Ryoshibako - Paper Box

Located in PARIS, FR

illustrate the faults and kinks of the bark. The edge of the box is decorated with flying cranes in gilded

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Ceramic Vase by Makuzu Kozan
Japanese Ceramic Vase by Makuzu Kozan

Japanese Ceramic Vase by Makuzu Kozan

By Makuzu Kozan

Located in Atlanta, GA

that depicts flying cranes over autumn grasses. The rendering of the crane and grasses has an

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Majolica Plate with Crane Flying Joseph Holcroft
19th Century Majolica Plate with Crane Flying Joseph Holcroft

19th Century Majolica Plate with Crane Flying Joseph Holcroft

By Joseph Holdcroft

Located in Austin, TX

19th century Majolica plate with crane flying signed Joseph Holcroft.

Category

Antique 1880s French Victorian Dinner Plates

Materials

Majolica

Chinese Hand Painted Panels of Flying Red Crowned Cranes - 6 Pieces
Chinese Hand Painted Panels of Flying Red Crowned Cranes - 6 Pieces

Chinese Hand Painted Panels of Flying Red Crowned Cranes - 6 Pieces

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Discover the enchanting beauty of our hand painted Chinese Crane Art Panels of Flying Red Crowned

Category

20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings

Materials

Paint

Chinese Hand Painted Panels of Flying Red Crowned Cranes - 6 Pieces
Chinese Hand Painted Panels of Flying Red Crowned Cranes - 6 Pieces

Chinese Hand Painted Panels of Flying Red Crowned Cranes - 6 Pieces

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Discover the enchanting beauty of our hand painted Chinese Crane Art Panels of Flying Red Crowned

Category

20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings

Materials

Paint

Vintage Room Size Art Deco Chinese Rug in Green, Brown
Vintage Room Size Art Deco Chinese Rug in Green, Brown

Vintage Room Size Art Deco Chinese Rug in Green, Brown

Located in Barrington, IL

beautiful design of a flying crane, a peacock, a deer, a flowing river, and the mountains add to the

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

SHIBAYAMA Meiji 1880 Imperial Japan Pair Of Lacquered-Gilded Vases With Carvings
SHIBAYAMA Meiji 1880 Imperial Japan Pair Of Lacquered-Gilded Vases With Carvings

SHIBAYAMA Meiji 1880 Imperial Japan Pair Of Lacquered-Gilded Vases With Carvings

By Shibayama Factory

Located in Miami, FL

Taishō. Provenance: The Flying Cranes gallery, 1998 New York NY. Objets D'art Gallery, Kensington, MD

Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Gold, Silver

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Cranes Beneath an Orange Sun
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Cranes Beneath an Orange Sun

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Cranes Beneath an Orange Sun

Located in Hudson, NY

Two Cranes flying beneath an orange sun approaching Hamamatsu (Pine Tree Island). Mineral pigments

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silver Leaf

Antique Japanese Porcelain Arita Plate Ca 1700 Cranes Rocks River
Antique Japanese Porcelain Arita Plate Ca 1700 Cranes Rocks River

Antique Japanese Porcelain Arita Plate Ca 1700 Cranes Rocks River

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

flying towards the sun represent ambition. A crane among clouds represent nobility; a pair of cranes

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Plat Crane Fencai Porcelain Famille Rose China Qianlong, 1736-1795
Antique Plat Crane Fencai Porcelain Famille Rose China Qianlong, 1736-1795

Antique Plat Crane Fencai Porcelain Famille Rose China Qianlong, 1736-1795

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

deference of son to father. Two cranes flying towards the sun represent ambition. A crane among clouds

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Handmade Large Japanese Conical Vase with Cranes and Foliage
19th Century Handmade Large Japanese Conical Vase with Cranes and Foliage

19th Century Handmade Large Japanese Conical Vase with Cranes and Foliage

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Large Japanese Conical vase in the style of Famille Verte with exquisitely painted cranes and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Asian Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Thomas Forester English Aesthetic Majolica Bird and Crane in Pond Pitcher
Thomas Forester English Aesthetic Majolica Bird and Crane in Pond Pitcher

Thomas Forester English Aesthetic Majolica Bird and Crane in Pond Pitcher

By Thomas Forester & Sons

Located in Philadelphia, PA

, Longton, Staffordshire, England, circa early 1879. A pond scene shows a bird flying over a wading crane

Category

Antique 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Pitchers

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Edo/Meiji/Taisho Porcelain 19/20 C Japanese Crane Jar with Lid
Antique Edo/Meiji/Taisho Porcelain 19/20 C Japanese Crane Jar with Lid

Antique Edo/Meiji/Taisho Porcelain 19/20 C Japanese Crane Jar with Lid

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

crane stands for the key deference of son to father. Two cranes flying towards the sun represent

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Pair Japanese Satsuma Taizan Period Vases 19th Century
Antique Pair Japanese Satsuma Taizan Period Vases 19th Century

Antique Pair Japanese Satsuma Taizan Period Vases 19th Century

Located in London, GB

galleried rim and waisted, angular shoulder above tapering sides,  enamelled and gilt with a scene of cranes

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair 19th Century Kutani vases
Pair 19th Century Kutani vases

Pair 19th Century Kutani vases

Located in Brighton, Sussex

ribbon decoration to the necks, turquoise background, cranes flying around a open fan.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Japanese Imari Vase
19th Century Japanese Imari Vase

19th Century Japanese Imari Vase

Located in Brighton, Sussex

cranes flying amongst clouds, women and children playing in the gardens of exotic flowers.

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Midcentury Cloisonné Enamel Baluster Hand Decorated Vase
Japanese Midcentury Cloisonné Enamel Baluster Hand Decorated Vase

Japanese Midcentury Cloisonné Enamel Baluster Hand Decorated Vase

Located in Kingston, NY

Offered is a vintage midcentury Japanese cloisonné enamel baluster form vase decorated with flying

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Metal

Japanese Art Deco Cloisonné Covered Jar, circa 1935
Japanese Art Deco Cloisonné Covered Jar, circa 1935

Japanese Art Deco Cloisonné Covered Jar, circa 1935

Located in Kingston, NY

Offered is a rare art deco design motif Japanese cloisonné covered jar decorated with flying white

Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco Jars

Materials

Metal

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Flying Cranes For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of flying cranes available for sale. Each of these unique flying cranes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, ceramic and metal. Flying cranes have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Flying cranes made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Scandinavian Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made flying cranes over the years, but those made by Meissen Porcelain, Japanese School and Joseph Holdcroft are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Flying Cranes?

Prices for flying cranes can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, flying cranes begin at $154 and can go as high as $14,552, while the average can fetch as much as $1,275.