Agate box in the shape of a crane, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Agate box in the shape of a crane, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

• Image Number: K1C006644N000000000PAE
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Jades
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/jade jewelry/agate
• Description:
  White agate, with a path. The whole object is carved into a squatting red crowned crane, and the box cover and box body are distinguished from the middle part of the crane body. The crane looks back with a ganoderma lucidum in its beak and puts it on its back. The body of the crane is white, but the bird top and some ganoderma lucidum show the natural red color of agate. The feathers of the crane are carved delicately, and the bird feet are also carved on the bottom of the crane.