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A small lacquer box (urushi) decorated by a Kyoto maki-e artist with the matsukui-zuru motif, a crane holding a pine sprig in its beak. The crane's feathers are rendered in raden (mother-of-pearl) inlay with gold maki-e.
Maker: a Kyoto maki-e artist
Subject / Motif: matsukui-zuru, a crane holding a pine sprig in its beak
Technique: gold maki-e with raden (mother-of-pearl) inlay
Material: lacquer (urushi)
Dimensions: 13.7 cm x 13.7 cm, height 5.5 cm
Condition: No prominent damage such as cracks or chips. As an antique, there are age-related signs including rubbing and small scratches that reflect its period. Please understand that this is an old item before purchasing.
The pine and the crane are both auspicious symbols of longevity, combined here into a doubly felicitous good-fortune design. In Japanese tradition, the crane and pine are long-established emblems of long life and are frequently paired in celebratory decoration.
