Chinese Watercolor Painting of a Lily

Item Details

Paper
By an Unknown Hand

A Chinese watercolor painting on paper of a red lily. This painting, rendered in a palette of black and red pigments features loose, swift brushwork. Depicted is a lily and red flower buds sprouting from a thin branch. The work is marked with calligraphic text and a red stamp to the upper left margin. It is matted in blue and presented behind glass in a silver tone wooden frame, ready to hang.

Condition

- foxing present along top portion of painting; toning present throughout ground; nicks and wear along edges of frame; punctures along edges of backing paper on verso of frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; image measures 17.25" W x 13.5" H.

Item #

18WDC080-121