# Container in the form of a crane

- By: anonymous
- Date: 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
- Credit line: On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/AK-MAK-682--e2e59d0df25290c40b6457c8c3aa412b)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/KCjfV/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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.