拍品专文
Both the crane and peaches symbolize longevity and represent the wish, "May the crane and peaches grant you one thousand years" (heshou qiansui).
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PROPERTY FROM THE WILLIAM S. ARNETT COLLECTION, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
A CREAM AND DARK BROWN JADE FIGURE OF A CRANE
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
细节
A CREAM AND DARK BROWN JADE FIGURE OF A CRANE
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The pebble is carved as a recumbent crane, its legs well carved on the underside and its head turned backwards as it grasps a leafy branch bearing two peaches in its beak.
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) long
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The pebble is carved as a recumbent crane, its legs well carved on the underside and its head turned backwards as it grasps a leafy branch bearing two peaches in its beak.
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) long
来源
William S. Arnett Collection, Atlanta, Georgia, acquired prior to 1971.
展览
On loan: High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, 1973 to late 1970s.
荣誉呈献
Olivia Hamilton