Clear Fragrance
Birds and Flower
Wall Scroll

Lingering Fragrance

Yōu Xiāng Qīng Qīng

The Chinese title is "Yōu Xiāng Qīng Qīng" which means "Clear Fragrance" or "Fragrance Lingering".

The characters following the title are 庚寅年建秋, which indicates that this was painted in 2010 by Jian Qiu (Wang Jian Qiu's given name only).

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About the Art

This is a simple painting style, but it also incorporates a lot of detail. This painting really mimics the style of Chinese artwork that has been around for thousands of years.

The artist used some special "high fiber xuan paper" for this artwork, which gives it a very unique look. There are various fibers pressed into this handmade paper. You have to see it to understand, but trust me, you'll like it. It gives the artwork a certain antique and classic look.

This artwork is completely hand-painted and is mounted to a handmade silk wall scroll in our workshop.

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About the Artist:

The artist's name is (Wang Jian-Qiu). He lives in Jinan, the capital city of Shandong Province in Northern China (about 5 hours south of Beijing). I was introduced to this artist's work at Qin Xia's studio in Jinan. This artist has been a long time friend of Qin Xia (You may recognize Qin Xia's name from artwork in our flowers and birds category). Wang Jian-Qiu also does some great detailed beautiful woman paintings, and occasionally does some landscapes for us as well.