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Description:
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).
Background:
Tancho (Japanese Crane) or red-crowned cranes, are symbols of many things such as peace, longevity, and fortune.
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.
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 26 pounds, Japanese cranes (or "tancho" in Japanese) are among the largest of
all cranes.
Despite what their name suggests, Japanese cranes can be found not only in Japan, but also in Russia, China, and Korea.
Interestingly, the population in Japan seems to be the only one that does not migrate. Others make two trips a year traveling between their winter residences in central China or Korea and their breeding sites in northern China or Russia. Regardless of where they live, they all have yellow beaks, red bare-skin crowns, and snow-white outfits that set in sharp contrast to their black faces, necks, tips of their flight feathers, and legs. Japanese cranes are omnivores, feeding on both plants and small animals (such as fish, insects, and reptiles) found in marshes, swamps, and wetlands.
The Red-Crowned crane (Grus japonensis) has one of the most beautiful dances in the bird world. Crane dances have a very important purpose. Adult cranes live in male-female pairs, and these dances help strengthen the bond between the two birds. The birds themselves are as striking as their dance. They have bright white bodies with black necks and wing feathers. As their name implies, they also have a "cap" of exposed red skin. By controlling blood flow to the cap, the crane can cause it to swell and communicate aggression.
The Red-Crowned crane is one of the most endangered of the 15 crane species. There are only about 1500 of these beautiful birds in the world. As with the other cranes, their main threat is habitat destruction. People want to develop the rich land that cranes need to survive. People cut the long grasses that protect the cranes and other animals in the habitats, and fish in the same waters as the cranes.
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.
| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: AA_032 |
| Condition:
Several large old stress fractures to the bronze behind the back of the females' head and neck, otherwise excellent. |
Year:
End 19th Century
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| Materials:
Bronze |
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