Container in the form of a crane

anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1800

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.

Artwork typebox
Object numberAK-MAK-682
Dimensionsheight 39.5 cm x width 59.5 cm x depth 18.7 cm
Physical characteristicslacquer on wood, mother-of-pearl

Identification

Title(s)
- Container in the Shape of a Crane
- Container in the form of a crane
Object type
Object number
AK-MAK-682
Description
Lakdoos in de vorm van een kraanvogel, ingelegd met parelmoer. Waarschijnlijk een doos voor het serveren van voedsel.

Creation

Creation
maker: anonymous, Japan
Dating
c. 1700 - c. 1800
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Material and technique

Physical description
lacquer on wood, mother-of-pearl
Dimensions
height 39.5 cm x width 59.5 cm x depth 18.7 cm

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Subject

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; from the dealer E.J. Van Wisselingh, Amsterdam, fl. 75 and one or more unknown objects in exchange, to Herman Karel Westendorp (1868-1941), February 1914;{Note RMA.} his widow Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (1880-1968), Amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968;{note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

Menno Fitski, 'Japanese art in the Westendorp-Osieck collection', Arts of Asia 38 (2008), nr. 4, p. 49, afb. 3.

Persistent URL

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20023890