Lang Shih-Ning：Pair of Cranes in the Shadow of Flowers

Ch'ing Dynasty

Hanging scroll / ink and color on silk

Artwork : 121.7cm x 66.3cm (original size : 170.7 x 93.1cm)

Hanging scroll : 200.0 x 78.3cm

The painting depicts a pair of Manchurian cranes and their chicks reposing in a corner of the palace garden. The extent of how the emperor prized this work can be witnessed by the fact that the Ch'ien-lung Emperor's poem associated with this painting is known.