瑞鹤图 Auspicious CraneArtist: Li, Weisong Media: Chinese Painting on Rice Paper Size: 20 x 26 in. (50 x 66 cm) In the ancient court paintings, there was a highly decorative style of depicting flowers and birds, characterized by using a special shade of blue as the background color, known as "zhuang tang hua" or "pu dian hua" in Chinese. The formulation and application of this color have nearly been lost, and artists, through years of practice and layering, have created a