19th century Japanese screen (partial) embroidered in silver metal threads on brown silk in a wooden frameEmbroidered screen depicting two cranes and one small bird amongst lily pads and flowers. Worked in silver metal thread couched with coloured silks. In original wooden frame.birds, flowers, crane, tsuru, lily pads

Ill, p.262.fictionTatsu (Sessue Hayakawa) is a reclusive, tortured artist who continually paints brilliant pictures of a dragon that has the soul of a princess. When Tatsu meets the beautiful Ume Ko (Tsuru Aoki), he thinks that she is the living embodiment of the princess he has spent years imagining. He immediately falls for Ume Ko; initially overjoyed, Tatsu soon becomes despondent when he realizes he has lost his inspiration to paint. He must now somehow learn to balance love with artistic fervor.painting - japan, novels - japan