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Original horizontal scroll painting, "Leaping Over the Heaven's Gate". Ink on paper, with grey silk damask.
"Carp leaping over the …
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Original horizontal scroll painting, "Leaping Over the Heaven's Gate". Ink on paper, with grey silk damask.
"Carp leaping over the heaven's gate" is based on the Chinese mythology named "Liyu Tiao Long Men". Originally used as a metaphor for a person’s success in passing very difficult imperial examinations, required for entry into imperial administrative service.
Commissioned by interior designer Lucia Lawrence and hand-painted in Hong Kong by renowned folk painter Master Jin Sang.
Ready to hang. Shipped rolled up.
Dimensions
Sight width 59"
Sight height 31"
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- Dimensions
- 59ʺW × 0.01ʺD × 31ʺH
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Brand
- Lawrence & Scott
- Period
- 1990s
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paint
- Paper
- Silk
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Light Yellow
- Condition Notes
- Never been hung. Always stored in climate-controlled showroom. Has been inspected with no physical flaws. Never been hung. Always stored in climate-controlled showroom. Has been inspected with no physical flaws. less
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