Chinese Watercolor and Gouache Paintings of Nature

Item Details

Paper

A pair of Chinese watercolor and gouache paintings of nature. These two paintings depict an off-center composition of a tree with curling branches budding white flowers. They feature various birds, a pair of which are cardinals, soaring around and nesting on the branches. Chinese inscriptions are painted in a vertical arrangement and are found to the margins of the composition with a red stamp. The paintings are presented under glass in a black metal frame with hanging wire to the verso.

Condition

- some surface wear; tag to verso slightly peeling.

Dimensions

- measures one frame; visible image measures: 14.50" W x 38.50" H; both paintings measure approximately identical.

Item #

17STL016-132