Auspicious Flowers and a Full Moon

Huā Hào Yuè Yuán

The Chinese title is 花好月圓 or "huā hào yuè yuán" which translates as, "Auspicious Flowers and a Full Moon<". This phrase is commonly used to wish the new couple happiness on their wedding day and in their marriage.

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.

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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.