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Storage Jar / Tibor
1700-1750, Puebla, Mexico
Houghton Sawyer Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Holstius,
Museum of International Folk Art (Museum of New Mexico), Santa Fe
Photo by Paul Smutko

The traditional Chinese crane, a symbol of longevity, typically perches on a rock in Chinese porcelains. Here the rock has been transformed into an indigenous Mexican nopal or prickly-pear cactus.