Antique Japanese Porcelain Arita Plate Ca 1700 Cranes Rocks River

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Condition Report: / / Overall Condition 1 small chip/frit to rim and a kintsugi repair. Some spots in centre where glaze didnt attach. Size 204mm x 29mm DXH

A Rare Porcelain Dish, Arita Kilns. Superb decoration of Cranes in a river landscape scene. Bounded rocks are also visible. The rim has a nice brown edgde.

The base has flowering branches to the wall and a single concentric circle in the base.

Box included.

Crane

The graceful crane is a common emblem in paintings. The five birds: crane, phoenix, mandarin duck, heron and wagtail represent the five Confucian relationships; in this case the crane stands for the key deference of son to father. Two cranes flying towards the sun represent ambition. A crane among clouds represent nobility; a pair of cranes represent a wish for long married life while a crane in pine trees a wish for a long life together.
Emblem of rank: Civil Official 1st rank.

Source: Stallard, R. Chinasage: All about China. Retrieved from the Chinasage website.

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