Porcelain Covered Box with Cranes, Prunus and Pine
Name/Title
Porcelain Covered Box with Cranes, Prunus and PineEntry/Object ID
CR3620Description
Small circular Chinese porcelain covered box painted in polychrome enamels with a pair of cranes among flowering prunus and pine branches. The composition combines three strongly auspicious motifs associated with longevity, resilience and renewal. The fitted lid and base have dark concentric bands around their mating surfaces, and the underside bears an iron-red square production mark probably associated with modern Jingdezhen manufacture.Category
Chinese Painted Porcelain
Made/Created
Artist
Maker presently unidentifiedTime Period
20th CenturyEthnography
Cultural Region
Continent
AsiaCulture/Tribe
Chinese