Container in the form of a crane
Also titled Kraanvogeldoos
c. 1700 - c. 1800
- Medium
- wood (plant material), lacquer (coating), mother of pearl
- Classification
- box
- Dimensions
- height 39.5 cm x width 59.5 cm x depth 18.7 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
About this work
This large lacquerware box is in the shape of a sitting crane and inlaid with mother-of-pearl. A popular motif in Japan, the crane stands for a long and prosperous life, honour, and loyalty.
