Chinese ink paintings album book, on paper, hard covered with silk. Hand painted in spontaneous variegate tones and shades in black ink with touch of soft natural color of birds, fishes, and floral foliate. Signed and inscribed by artist and numerous iron-red signature seals. Painted with broad washes of layered grisaille ink, may represent artist response to such influences, liberating effect of this painting mode on the master artist's creativity, which gave a spontaneity to the compositions. In spite of their abstract qualities, however, these paintings remained resolutely descriptive of the natural world. By first applied ink in a seemingly random manner, then added contour lines and other pictorial details in order to transform the composition into a highly suggestive vision. Mounted on paper board, with phoenix medallions motif silk covered hard cover.

Dimensions: 13" H x 9" W

PROVENANCE:
Provenance: from estate property in Braintree, Massachusetts.

Over all in EXCELLENT Condition. Natural imperfection on the medium (paper or silk), regardless from any major damages; includes light blooms, discoloration and minor fading. Consider normal due to the ages.
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