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19TH/20TH CENTURY Two with heads held high on their long, curving necks, the third bending as if to feed, each supported by metal legs 30 ? in. (77.4 cm.) high
The crane has been an auspicious symbol of longevity, harmony and filial respect from the earliest times in China, closely associated with the Imperial family. In the Qing period large pairs of metalwork cranes frequently flanked the Imperial throne in the many important halls of the Forbidden City. Though many porcelain cranes of moderate size were made for the high end China Trade, far fewer massive examples were made in porcelain, a much more difficult achievement technically. This set may have been commissioned for a special garden, either in China or in the West.