Share your favorites on Show & Tell

Asian - Chinese Scroll

In Asian > Scroll Paintings > Show & Tell.
Scroll Paintings18 of 113Chinese scroll artWhat have I got here? It looks like a hand painted bamboo scroll. Can anyone read it?
3
Love it
0
Like it

kwqdkwqd loves this.
auraaura loves this.
fortapachefortapache loves this.
Add to collection

    Please create an account, or Log in here

    If you don't have an account, create one here.


    Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate


    Posted 5 years ago

    bmasonparks
    (36 items)

    Very nice. Mother's friend brought from China as a child during WW II. I have another that is very damaged - carried around since 1960s. Plan to repair. (I removed one photo of a different scroll and posted it separately)

    logo
    Scroll Paintings
    See all
    Vintage Chinese Watercolor SPRING FESTIVAL Wall Hanging Scroll Painting
    Vintage Chinese Watercolor SPRING F...
    $276
    Bayeux Tapestry Replica Old World Scroll Duke Normandy 21.33' Wood Desk Tray New
    Bayeux Tapestry Replica Old World S...
    $74
    Vintage Chinese Watercolor ROOSTER Wall Hanging Scroll Painting - Wang Xuetao
    Vintage Chinese Watercolor ROOSTER ...
    $310
    Japanese Hanging Scroll with Cranes and Rising Sun - Artist Seal, With Box
    Japanese Hanging Scroll with Cranes...
    $45
    logo
    Vintage Chinese Watercolor SPRING FESTIVAL Wall Hanging Scroll Painting
    Vintage Chinese Watercolor SPRING F...
    $276
    See all

    Comments

    1. bmasonparks bmasonparks, 5 years ago
      Keramikos, wow! Thank you! I wanted to try that but had no confidence i could make it work. I will try it with the other scroll. Yes, very strange words but thanks for connecting it to medicine. The lady who gave this to my mother was a doctor, as was her father and her husband. I believe my mom has another scroll with medical information. I cannot find it. Thank you!
    2. bmasonparks bmasonparks, 5 years ago
      Keramikos, the father was OB/GYN in Beijing. The mother was also a doctor, but unsure of her specialty. Thank you.
    3. wma, 4 years ago
      Please do no Google translate this and find someone who not only reads Chinese but actually can read/look up classical Chinese for this. The colophon carries a very lovely and melancholy sentiment. I don't have the time to do a detailed reading of it.

      I will tell you what a quick reading tells me. Painted in 1913 in Shanghai by Mrs. Rong XX.
    4. bmasonparks bmasonparks, 4 years ago
      Hello wma. Again, thank you! The information you provide is very helpful. 1913. That sounds right. The Lees brought these scrolls with them from China prior to 1940. Have to check the exact time period. I will remember your advice and have the translation done.

    Want to post a comment?

    Create an account or login in order to post a comment.