Imperial Collection - Late Edo Dynasty Japan

IMPERIAL COLLECTION - LATE EDO DYNASTY JAPAN

LATE EDO DYNASTY - Japan, 18th Century

Imperial Collection No. J-33
Miniature ceramic glazed vase
Rustic shaped; long narrow neck and round bottom
Scarlet tone with Japanese red-crowned crane
Made in Japan

Height: 9.5 cm
Mouth (top) and upper part diameter Ø 2 cm
Lower part diameter Ø 4.5 cm
Base: 3 cm Ø diameter

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The Edo period or Tokugawa period, is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when Japanese society was under the rule of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the country's 300 regional Daimyo (powerful feudal Lords). The period was characterized by economic growth, strict social order, isolationist foreign policies, popular enjoyment of arts and culture, and sustainable forest management.
The shogunate was officially established in Edo on March 24, 1603, by Tokugawa Leyasu. The period came to an end with the Meijy Restoration on May 3, 1868, after the fall of Edo (today's Tokyo).

The red-crowned crane, also called the Manchurian crane or Japanese crane, is a large East Asian crane among the rarest cranes in the world. In some parts of its range, it is known as a symbol of luck, longevity, and fidelity. Although its official binomial name is Grus Japonensis, or “Japanese crane,” it has also captured the imaginations of people in China, Mongolia, Russia, and the Korean peninsula.