W50xD40xH140mm, Hong Kong
This figurine belonged to the Tanka tribe, a group who lived on junks by the bay and fish for a living. In the Guangdong area, it said that their junks used to be tied together which stretches a mile long. As time goes by, with development along the coastline, better living offer on land, most and almost all of the junks have disappeared.
This is an ancestor figurine of a middle ranking female, the crane symbolizes a departure from this world like the saints.
Mountain Folkcraft 