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Covered Jar with Crane
1860-1869 (late Edo)
brass-wire cloisonné enamel
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
A covered ovoid jar decorated with two panels: one with a crane flying over a pine in front of a rising red sun (symbols of longevity), the other with a boy carrying a long-handled dipper and a fan. The area outside the panels is decorated with a variety of patterns.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. Walters [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2023 | Japanese Cloisonne Enamels. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1996-0. |
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
12 5/8 x 9 1/4 in. (32 x 23.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.539