East Asian Style Watercolor and Gouache Painting on Silk of Flowers

Item Details

silk

An East Asian style watercolor and gouache painting on silk of flowers. This painting depicts curling stems featuring thorns and leaves, which sprout pink roses in varying states of blooming. A lone butterfly with lime green and teal wings descends onto a petal from above. To the lower right corner of the composition is Asian calligraphic text and an artist seal. The painting is mounted to paper, which is placed under glass beneath matting in a stained wooden frame with hanging wire and a handwritten note of provenance to the verso.

Condition

- stains around painting; some dirt between glass and matting.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures: 8.75" W x 6.75" H.

Item #

17NAS115-048