Flock of Cranes and Pines (Qunhe chaosong 群鶴朝松)
Flock of Cranes and Pines (Qunhe chaosong 群鶴朝松)
Flock of Cranes and Pines (Qunhe chaosong 群鶴朝松)
Flock of Cranes and Pines (Qunhe chaosong 群鶴朝松)

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Asian Art
Huo Pavilion

Flock of Cranes and Pines (Qunhe chaosong 群鶴朝松),

undated

Artist unidentified
Chinese
Ming dynasty, 1368–1644
y1947-59
A flock of fourteen cranes gather among large pine trees, bamboo, and blooming hibiscus alongside a mountain stream. A symbol of longevity, the crane (he 鶴) is also known as the “bird of the immortals” (xianqin 仙禽): Its white body is a sign of purity; its red crown indicates that its call reaches up to heaven. Combining cranes with auspicious trees and flowers, this work was likely intended as a propitious image conveying wishes for long life and prosperity.

Information

Title
Flock of Cranes and Pines (Qunhe chaosong 群鶴朝松)
Dates

undated

Maker
Artist unidentified
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Painting: 227 × 174.1 cm (89 3/8 × 68 9/16 in.) mount: 369.3 × 189.5 cm (145 3/8 × 74 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of DuBois Schanck Morris, Class of 1893
Object Number
y1947-59
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
unsigned
Marks/Labels/Seals
Five characters in ink on label adhered to edge of rolled scroll Five characters in ink on label adhered to silk bag
Culture
Chinese
Period
Yüan
Type
paintings, hanging scrolls, scroll paintings, chinese painting styles
Materials
hanging scrolls, silk (textile), ink
Subject
cranes, pine trees, waterfalls, mountains

1898 – ca. 1926 acquired in China by DuBois Schanck Morris (1873-1956), based in Anhui, China; 1947 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.

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