Description:
This pair of six panel folding screens features a multitude of cranes fly across a gold-leaf background. At the center, the pair of cranes keeping a careful eye on their two chirping chicks symbolizes marital fidelity and blissful family life—the reason why cranes were more commonly represented on wedding garments and dowry objects than any other animal motif.

Tags:
screens

Subjects:
Birds

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