Glossy porcelain figurine of a Japanese woman with an umbrella, kimono decorated with floral motifs, and a flying crane. Buy it now at Lladró Sydney, Australia.
A Japanese lady in a traditional kimono saunters through the garden with her paper umbrella while a crane is about to fly off.
This piece portraits a beautiful japanese scene. An elegant woman dressing kimono with hand-painted flowers imitating silk brocade with contrasting red ribbons and the porcelain opening up to provide a glimpse of the various layers a skirt of this kind would have rounding off the scene with a typical Japanese pleated parasol and even the accessories in the lady's hair. The red-crowned snow white crane, symbol in japanese art for long life span and fidelity in love, is majestically taking to flight, setting the scene in a quiet Japanese garden.
Lladró is the leader in luxury porcelain since 1953 and have developed proprietary processes that resulted in a wide range of products and styles that is unparalleled in the world of porcelain. The brand still makes every piece in their workshop in Valencia, Spain.
