Japanese silvered okimono of a pair of Manchurian cranes (tancho-zuru) (1868 to 1912 Japan)

bronze

Hidenao

71.00 cm wide   74.00 cm high   25.50 cm deep

27.95 inches wide  29.13 inches high  10.04 inches deep

Japanese silvered bronze okimono of a pair of Manchurian cranes (tancho-zuru) with details in shakudo and gilt, on a gnarled wood base, signed in chiselled characters on a gilt oval plaque Hidenao, late Meiji Period.
In Japan, the crane is an auspicious symbol of long life, luck and fidelity.

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