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A pair of ruddy shelducks, rust bodies and pale heads, swims on rippled water among lotus flowers and floating leaves, beneath a gold moon on a jade ground.
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Bird of Paradise

Lotus Pond

No. 34 of 100 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA pair of ruddy shelducks, rust bodies and pale heads, swims on rippled water among lotus flowers and floating leaves, beneath a gold moon on a jade ground.

What it meansThe ruddy shelduck, the chakwa of Indian poetry, is said to keep to one mate for life, and pairs of waterbirds among lotus are an old image of faithful companionship.

Where it worksA gentle print for a bedroom, a bathroom or a pair with the egrets.

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A green parakeet with a red beak and a rose ring at its neck perches on a pomegranate branch hung with three ripe fruits, on a jade ground.ParrotNo. 36
Two parakeets face each other on top of an arching grapevine hung with purple grapes, curling tendrils and leaves, under a small gold moon.Two ParrotsNo. 37
A saffron hoopoe with its crest raised and its black and white barred wings open flies above a bed of tulips and peonies on a saffron ground.Hoopoe in FlightNo. 38
A hoopoe stands on a small green mound among tall tulips in red, lavender, saffron, rose and blue, on a pale rose ground.Hoopoe and TulipsNo. 39
A small brown songbird sings from an arching rose stem with red and pink roses, buds and thorny leaves, on an ivory ground with gold tracery.NightingaleNo. 40
Two nightingales perch on a fountain of arching rose stems with red, pink and white roses, on a midnight ground scattered with gold.Rose BowerNo. 41
Two turtle doves with barred necks and scaled wings face each other, beaks almost touching, on a branch of white almond blossom on a deep rose ground.Turtle DovesNo. 42

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