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Emblems of longevity, the deer and the crane are combined here with the Three Friends of Winter, the plum, bamboo, and pine, symbolic of endurance and longevity and harbingers of spring.
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Title: Gourd-Shaped Bottle with Deer and Crane in Landscape
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Jiajing mark and period (1522–66)
Date: mid-16th century
Culture: China
Medium: Porcelain painted in cobalt blue under clear glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. 18 in. (45.7 cm); Diam. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Anonymous Gift, 1965
Object Number: 65.56.2
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