Early 20th Century Chinese Bird and Flower Scroll

Description

Chinese bird and flower scroll, freely drawn colored inks on heavy paper, mounted on a light and dark gold, silk … more Chinese bird and flower scroll, freely drawn colored inks on heavy paper, mounted on a light and dark gold, silk brocade in a floral lattice pattern, signed, with two signed poems in Caoshu script and numerous red seal marks in various sizes and shapes scattered about the image. With a black silk makio and kakio at the top and black jikusaki at the bottom. The image size is 24 5/8" wide x 50 1/8" high. Circa early 20th century, no later than mid century.

In the foreground, ducks and geese swim near a river shore with a rocky outcrop covered with grasses, camellia bushes and Japanese maples beneath an old gnarled Chinese Elm. less