two outlines of circular sword guard vertically arranged; top circle has upside-down image of waves at the top, and a flying crane's legs and tail feathers; lower image with white crane with wings spread, looking at viewer in profile at top; pine branches at bottom; crane's wings extend outside the circular outline; background of both images is a rusty orange-brown with brown and tan; when folded together, the two images form the top and bottom design for a sword guard; on very thin paper, mounted to paper backing

Crane Design for Sword-Guard, first half 19th century

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Title
Crane Design for Sword-Guard
Artist Life
1783 - 1856
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2013.29.179
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two outlines of circular sword guard vertically arranged; top circle has upside-down image of waves at the top, and a flying crane's legs and tail feathers; lower image with white crane with wings spread, looking at viewer in profile at top; pine branches at bottom; crane's wings extend outside the circular outline; background of both images is a rusty orange-brown with brown and tan; when folded together, the two images form the top and bottom design for a sword guard; on very thin paper, mounted to paper backing