"Trana och skator i blommande körsbärsträd"
(Shen Nanpin). Tusch och färg på papper. Sigill i rött samt med kalligrafi. Motivets mått 73x136 cm. Mått med ram 79x145 cm.
Slitage.
Property of a private Swedish Estate.
Compare with a painting by the artist in the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum New York, Object Number: 1975.268.81.
In 1731 the court painter Shen Quan traveled to Nagasaki at the request of the Japanese government. During his nearly two years in Japan, Shen and his students produced a large number of paintings —typified by bold ink brushwork for rocks and trees paired with meticulous application of color for birds and flowers—which served as an enduring inspiration to Japanese artists. This example combines cranes, peaches, and lingzhi fungus, all symbols of longevity or immortality, along with bamboo and China rose (yueji).