A Late 17th or Early 18th Century Japanese Blue and White Porcelain Crane Shaped Dish
A Japanese Blue and White Porcelain Crane Shaped Dish, Arita Kilns c.1670-1710. Moulded and decorated in pale tones of cobalt cobalt blue to resemble a crane, probably a red crowned crane. Japanese porcelain dishes, like this one would have been made as a set of five, or even ten. They would have been used for small servings of food. The moulding has been sensitively painted in muted tones of cobalt blue, highlighting the details, for example the graded tones of the feathers. The edges thinly potted and the central area is much thicker, this feels right when you handle the dish. The dish is raised on a substantial high foot. For two related crane dishes from this period see Complete Catalogue of Shibata Collection details in ‘References’.
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- Condition
- Minor fritting to the thin edge.
- Size
- Diameter 14.3 cm (5 1/2 inches).
- Provenance
- N/A
- Stock number
- 26392
- References
- Complete Catalogue of Shibata Collection (Contributors Saga Kenritsu Kyūshū Tōji Bunkakan. Published by the Kyushu Ceramic Museum, 1990) for a white dish see page 244, plate 1896. For a blue and white example see page 288, plate 2247.
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Red-Crowned Crane
The Red-crowned Crane, Grus Japonensis, also called the Japanese Crane or Manchurian Crane, is a large crane and is now the second rarest crane in the world. The estimated population of the species is only 1,500 in the wild. Red-crowned Cranes breed in large wetlands in temperate East Asia and winter along rivers and in coastal and freshwater marshes in Japan, China, and the Korean Peninsula. In Japan, this crane is known as the Tancho. In Japan, this crane is known as the tanchōzuru and is said to live for 1,000 years. Cranes are said to grant favours in return for acts of sacrifice, as in Tsuru no Ongaeshi (crane's return of a favour).
An 18th Century Japanese Porcelain Crane Shaped Dish, Arita Kilns c.1700 - 1740.
Robert McPherson Antiques - Sold Archive - 26542
