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A pair of Japanese Taisho Period bronze cranes

A pair of Japanese Taisho Period bronze cranes

Circa 1920
Stock Number: 12216/GSO
Height 113.00cm [44.49 inches]
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The red-crowned Crane (Gurus Japonensis)is the second rarest crane in the world. In maturity the crane has snow white plumage with a patch of red skin on top of the head, which turns a bright, vivid red when the bird becomes excited or angry.

In Japan the Red-crowned Crane is known as the Tancho and in legend is believed to live for thousands of years, revered throughout the East as a symbol of peace, good fortune, longevity and fidelity
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