Japanese Umbrella 'Blossom' Cotton White cranes glide low over

White cranes glide low over gilded

Look closely and the base fabric carries a subtle quilted diamond texture

giving the whole piece depth and an aged

The dark ground makes the warm reds and golds glow

a comfort-fit band with the creature woven into its core

Japanese Umbrella 'Blossom' Cotton White cranes glide low overThe cream umbrella where peonies meet swimming koi This umbrella layers two of the most loved motifs in Japanese art into one painted scene. Across a soft cream canopy, lush peonies bloom in deep red and blush pink, butterflies hover among them, and toward the lower edge a few koi carp glide through suggested water. Flowers above, fish below a whole garden pond overhead. The painting has real depth: the red peony glows against the pale ground, the