Cranes

11 x 17 Signed and Numbered.

One of the most wonderful birds I have ever seen. I love their shape, their call, the way they fly, and their sprit is free and fills my heart with peace.

Legend has it that previous incarnations of the Dalai Lama were carried from monastery to monastery on the backs of these holy birds.

In China they are a form of divine bird which travels between heaven and man's world. One day, Lü Dongbin (one of the Eight Immortals) drank in a wine shop and instead of paying, he drew 2 dancing cranes on the wall of the inn. The wall painting became famous attracting more customers; however, when the debt was paid, the cranes detached themselves from the wall and flew away