bowl with flying cranes

bowl with flying cranes , late 1800s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: Oribe stoneware

Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 7.2 x 22.2 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 2 13/16 x 8 3/4 in

Credit line: Gift of Jay Gates, Director, Spencer Museum of Art, 1984–1987

Accession number: 2012.0628

Not on display

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This large, round bowl features a splashed green glaze. The remaining spaces on the rim and in the center, untouched by the glaze, are enlivened with prevalent Oribe motifs, which include dots, patterns of woven bamboo, floral vines, birds, and “drying persimmons,” a motif that appears to represent flowers of the persimmon tree, but when turned upside down resembles a persimmon hung for drying. The three flying cranes with long necks and beaks are meticulously crafted. Cranes are belived to represent longevity, and as such are frequently depicted in Japanese literature and art.

Exhibition Label: "Nature/Natural," Jan-2014, Kris Ercums This large, round bowl features a splashed green glaze. The remaining spaces on the rim and in the center, untouched by the glaze, are enlivened with prevalent Oribe motifs, which include dots, patterns of woven bamboo, floral vines, birds, and “drying persimmons,” a motif that appears to represent flowers of the persimmon tree, but when turned upside down resembles a persimmon hung for drying. The three flying cranes with long necks and beaks are meticulously crafted. Cranes are belived to represent longevity, and as such are frequently depicted in Japanese literature and art.