Crane, Eastern Han Dynasty China (206 BC - 220 AD), Gansu, Wuwei District
H. 58.5 cm. Wood (spruce), traces of polychromy.
The bird is ready to take flight, wings spread, perched on top of a mast, itself set in a conical base. The whole is composed of several assembled wooden elements and decorated with motifs painted in red and black.
In the Chu Ci, an anthology of poetry from the Kingdom of Chu, the crane is an auspicious animal and protects the spirit of the dead during their celestial journey.
C14 test, Iso Trace, Radiocarbon Laboratory, University of Toronto, Canada.
Provenance: 1999-2022. Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert Collection, Paris
Acquired from the Jacques Barrère Gallery, Paris
Publication:
Kaos, Parcours des Mondes n°2, 2002, P57
Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert, L'art au futur antérieur, un autre regard, Musée de Grenoble, Actes Sud, 2004. P63
Exhibition :
Musée de Grenoble, L'Art au Futur Antérieur, Liliane et Michel Durand-Dessert, Un Autre Regard. 2004
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