Minneapolis Institute of Art
Bottle with flying cranes and clouds
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- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Porcelain with cobalt-blue design under clear glaze
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 122603
The combination of cranes flying among the clouds is an ancient, auspicious motif that symbolized longevity. In this late Joseon blue-and-white porcelain bottle, a single, slightly gangly crane flies amid puffs of clouds, all rendered in cobalt blue. Korea, Asia
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- Credit line
- Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation
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