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Crane

Crane

early to mid-1900s
(1912–26) to Shōwa period (1926–89)
bronze
Overall: 96.6 cm (38 1/16 in.)
Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner 1947.573
Location: not on view

Description

This crane stands in water swirling around its feet, suggesting that it may have been intended for an interior setting without real water. Cranes symbolize longevity in East Asia, where they are said to live a thousand years. Representations of cranes are found across the centuries in cast metal form in Japanese religious settings. They are depicted as surface motifs on sacred objects, such as ritual mirrors, or as crane-shaped ornaments or incense burners. In the modern era, metal animals were made as sculptural works of art or as decorative objects for gardens.
  • ?–1947
    Mrs. Worcester R. (Cornelia Blakemore) Warner [1858–1947], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1947–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Hollis, Howard C. “Bequest of Cornelia B. Warner.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 35, no. 6 (1948): 106–111. www.jstor.org
    Sŏn, Sŭng-hye. The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 71, no. 63
  • Animals in Japanese Art (Japanese art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 24-December 10, 2023).
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