Mandarin Ducks and Lotus Flower Painting
28¾"
29"
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After you frame it, this flower artwork will look great in your home or office.
You will need a picture frame to properly display this artwork.
Framing is not included!
A silk brocade border is included, as shown. This border will save you a lot of money if you use that traditional border instead of matting when you have this framed.
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Approximate Measurements
Artwork Panel: 64.4cm x 64cm ≈ 25¼" x 25¼"
Silk/Brocade Border: 73.5cm x 73.3cm ≈ 29" x 28¾"
Information about how this Asian painting is mounted
The Quiet Elegance of the Lotus Pond
This painting features a pair of Mandarin ducks floating through patches of lotus flowers and lilies.
In Chinese culture, Mandarin ducks or 鴛鴦 represent a loyal and affectionate couple or a happily married couple.
The artist's title for this piece is 荷塘清趣 or "Hé Táng Qīng Qù"
For the translation:
Hé = Lotus
Táng = Pond
Qīng = Clear
Qù = Sentiment
Together, Qīng & Qù = Elegance
The characters after that read, 歲在丁酉年 which is an ancient way to indicate this was painted in 2017. The artist signed it, 袁野畫並記, or "Yuan Ye Painted". 畫 is a character that in this context means, "painted by". 並記 means "also written [by]".
Materials used are watercolors on handmade xuan paper. The painting was then mounted with a copper-brown-colored silk brocade matting/border.
About the Artist:
This was hand painted by 
(Yuan Ye) who lives near Guilin in Southern China. Most of his paintings feature fish which are his specialty.
This item was listed or modified
Aug 31st, 2018
