Goodness of Flowers, Fullness of Moon

The Chinese title is 花好月圓 which literally translates as, "Flowers [are] Good, Moon [is] Round (full)." This phrase is commonly used when offering good wishes to newly-married couples. This phrase represents the best of moments when the flowers bloom or during the full moon.

The characters after that read, 丁酉年 which is an ancient way to indicate this was painted in 2017. The artist signed it, 袁野畫, or "Yuan Ye Painted" (畫 is a character that in this context means, "painted 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.