Above an inlaid bank of bamboo and reeds, nine cranes fly amid scattered clouds of incised gold. The central scene is framed by four dragons within elongated windows set against a diaper-patterned ground composed of coins. These symbols invoke a blessing of long life (cranes), power (dragons who command the clouds), and wealth (coins).
Details
Artist | Ryukyuan, Japanese |
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Date | 17th century |
Medium | lacquer, wood, mother-of-pearl, and gold |
Dimensions | Overall: 1 3/8 × 11 3/4 × 11 3/4 inches (3.5 × 29.8 × 29.8 cm) |
Credit Line | Founders Society Purchase with funds from Mrs. Howard J. Stoddard and Mr. and Mrs. Stanford C. Stoddard |
Accession Number | 1987.32 |
Department | Asian Art |
Not On View |
Provenance
(Klaus F. Naumann, Tokyo, Japan);
1987-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1987-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
Bulletin of the DIA 64, no. 2/3, 1988, p. 23, fig. 16 (ill.).