Chinese Watercolor on Silk Botanical Painting. Chinese silk botanical painting with two windows, left revealing peach tree, right revealing bamboo. Artist's mark on each. Framed.

Overall Size: 21 x 16 3/4 in. 

Each Panel Size: 11 1/2 x 4 in. 11 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. 

Chinese watercolor on silk paintings are a traditional art form in which delicate pigments are applied to finely woven silk, producing luminous, flowing images that emphasize subtlety, detail, and elegance. Popular from the Tang dynasty onward, this medium was used to depict landscapes, flowers, birds, court scenes, and historical narratives, often integrating calligraphy and poetic inscriptions. The smooth texture of silk allows for fine brushwork and soft color gradations, creating a sense of lightness and ethereal beauty that differs from the heavier feel of paper-based paintings. These works reflect the harmony between technique, subject, and philosophy, capturing not only visual likeness but also the mood, spirit, and rhythm of nature or human life, making them treasured objects of aesthetic and cultural significance.

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