Okänd konstnär, rullmålning, färg och tusch på siden lagt på papper.

Efter en Song-målning. Svag signatur. Två manchuriska tranor, identifierbara pga deras röda hjässa. Motivets mått 79,5x178 cm. Mått hängades 95x255 cm. Går att rulla.

Skador, slitage, fläckar, uppfodrad på nytt silke.

Proveniens

Property of a private Finnish collection.

Litteratur

Paintings of this style often derives its subject from a composition by the emperor Huizong (r. 1100–25), who painted a set of six cranes in different poses.

Övrig information

A favorite image and a familiar presence in imperial gardens as well as refined scholarly retreats, cranes were also renowned as the vehicles of Daoist immortals. Their long life span and loyalty to a single mate made them symbols of longevity and faithfulness.

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