This piece is luxuriously embroidered with auspicious Japanese motifs such as cranes, flowing water, pine trees, cherry blossoms, bamboo, peonies, chrysanthemums, and irises. The crane symbolizes longevity and marital harmony, the flowing water represents eternity, and the evergreen pine and bamboo represent universal love. Cherry blossoms symbolize new beginnings, peonies represent splendid happiness, chrysanthemums represent nobility and longevity, and irises symbolize warding off evil spirits.
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