Tsuru (鶴)
Crane. A symbol of good fortune, longevity, happiness, and friendship that is common on Japanese ceramics. For examples from archaeological contexts see Costello and Maniery 1988:58, 59; Paraso et. al 2013:5.22; and Walter 2012:127. For non-archaeological examples see Morse 1901:8.
Top of Sometsuke Katagami Mitsu-Domoe Kozara (small dish with stenciled yin-yang design)
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Side of Sometsuke Doban Tsuru Komori Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprint bat and crane design)
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Exterior View
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