Hexagonal cup with a flying crane in a panel; Hexagonal porcelain cup; painted in underglaze blue. A flying crane on the outside wall against a ground of 'crackled ice' in a lobed cartouche; lotus vines around the cartouche; the outer edge with a decorative band; the inner edge with shading. Marked on the bottom with the seal mark 'F? in a double circle. Blue and white; ornament derived from plant forms; shore birds and wading birds: crane; anonymous; China; c. 1700; Qing-dynasty (1644-1912) / Kangxi-period (1662-1722); porcelain (material); glaze; cobalt (mineral); vitrification; h 4.5 cm d 6 cm d 5.5 cm