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

P53 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 : 200.0cm x 78.3cm 72,000yen