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.
Property of a private Finnish collection.
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.
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.