Dated Qianlong Guiwei Handscroll Painting Pine Crane Longevity, Songling Heshou Painting

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Long Chinese handscroll painting on paper and silk depicting a flock of red-crowned cranes among ancient pine trees, with a … Read more Long Chinese handscroll painting on paper and silk depicting a flock of red-crowned cranes among ancient pine trees, with a rising red sun, flowering plants, rocks, and landscape elements. The composition is a classic auspicious theme of longevity: the pine symbolizes enduring life and the crane represents immortality.
Titled in large calligraphy “Pine Age, Crane Longevity”. Dated in the inscription to the Qianlong reign, Guiwei year, spring month (corresponding to 1763), with a poetic colophon and seals.
Large title calligraphy (right side in one view): Sōnglíng hèshòu.
Translation: “Pine Age, Crane Longevity” or “May you enjoy the longevity of the pine and the crane.”
Date and signature area (visible in the detailed view): Qiánlóng guǐwèi nián chūn yuè
Translation: “Qianlong reign, Guiwei year, spring month.”
(Guiwei corresponds to 1763 in the Western calendar.).
The painting is mounted as a traditional handscroll with rollers. Colors remain relatively vivid; condition is overall good for a decorative scroll of this type, with expected minor wear, creases, or age-related imperfections commensurate with handling and age.
Provenance; prominent Japanese family (Maeda) in the Nagasaki prefecture. Thence by descent.
Dimensions: 12.5ft (150 inches) long; 19 inches high (3.81 meters long, 48.2 cm high).
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