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Yoshida Susumu Bronze Japanese crane Statues #2393379

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Yoshida Susumu Bronze Japanese crane Statues #2393379
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Rare Japanese Bronze Work, National Japanese Bird!</em></td>
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Huge pair of cast bronze Japanese red-crowned cranes known as Tancho sculptures signed Yoshida Susumu at the lower base of
the neck and rendered in high relief with splendid attention to form and line and would make an impressive and envious addition to any collection. Size: 85 inches (height male) / 69 inches (height female).

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Tancho (Japanese Crane) or red-crowned cranes, are symbols of many things such as peace, longevity, and fortune.

<BR>The Red-crowned Crane is one of the largest and the most beautiful of all the cranes. It stands about 1.3 metres in height and has a wing-spread of more than two metres. Its plumage is white, contrasted with its black neck and black tail which is made up of primary flight feathers. The bare crown of its head is distinctly red. Both sexes look alike. The birds born in Siberia and northern China will migrate to Korea and central China where they spend their winter. Only the Japanese population in Hokkaido is non-migratory. They pair for life and display a spectacular courtship dance during the breeding season from March to July. Two eggs are laid each time and are incubated alternately by both parent birds for 30 days. After hatching, the growth of chicks is rapid to make them capable of accompanying their parents on the long migration south to spend the winter.

<P>Tancho (Japanese Crane) or red-crowned cranes, are symbols of many things such as peace, longevity, and fortune. Standing up to 5 feet tall and weighing nearly ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Several large old stress fractures to the bronze behind the back of the females' head and neck, otherwise excellent.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:End 19th Century</td></tr>






<tr><td>Title:Yoshida Susumu Bronze Japanese crane Statues</td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials:Bronze</td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:Long Island, NY</td></tr>
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