Bottle with flying cranes and clouds, 19th century
Unknown Koreanexpand_more
Porcelain with cobalt-blue design under clear glazeexpand_more
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundationexpand_more 2015.79.508
Not on Viewexpand_more
The combination of cranes flying among the clouds is an ancient, auspicious motif that symbolized longevity. In this late Joseon blue-and-white porcelain bottle, a single, slightly gangly crane flies amid puffs of clouds, all rendered in cobalt blue.
Exhibitions
Gifts of Japanese and Korean Art from the Mary Griggs Burke Collection
Saturday, September 26, 2015 - Sunday, May 08, 2016
Details
- Title
- Bottle with flying cranes and clouds
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.79.508
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murase, Art through a Lifetime, no. 926
- Curator Approved
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