A pair of very large Meiji Period (1868-1912) bronze cranes
A pair of very large Meiji Period (1868-1912) bronze cranes
Circa 1880
Stock Number: 13460/GSO
Height
217.00cm
[85.43 inches]
Width 80.00cm [31.50 inches]
Depth 91.00cm [35.83 inches]
Width 80.00cm [31.50 inches]
Depth 91.00cm [35.83 inches]
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The Red Crowned Crane (Grus Japonenisis) is the second rarest Crane in the World. In maturity the bird has a snow-white plumage with a crown of red skin on top of the head – this turns vivid red during the mating season or when angry. In Japan the Red Crowned Crane, also known as the Tancho, in Legend are believed to live for a thousand years. Revered throughout the East the bird is recognised as a symbol of peace, good fortune, longevity and fidelity.
Both birds are signed on the nape: Seikyo Yoshida Zo, which is the worksop of Yoshida in Seikyo, or as we know it Kyoto. Interestingly Yoshida Kyoto Bronzeware Workshop took a part in the first official ‘World’s Fair’ the Centennial International Exhibition held in Philadelphia USA in 1876.
Both birds are signed on the nape: Seikyo Yoshida Zo, which is the worksop of Yoshida in Seikyo, or as we know it Kyoto. Interestingly Yoshida Kyoto Bronzeware Workshop took a part in the first official ‘World’s Fair’ the Centennial International Exhibition held in Philadelphia USA in 1876.
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