ZHONG GUO SHANSHUI HUA: THREE CHINESE LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS. [A Suite Of 3 Gouache

[Beijing circa 1950-60's]. A group of three color paintings, on silk,silk-brocaide mountings, sheet size: 39.8 x 33.8 cm, painting size: 34.4 x 28.5 cm., very clean, bright examples, delicately executed with a firm hand. SOLD AS A GROUP . *** **** *** . . A SUPERB GROUP OF THREE CONTEMPORARY COLOR . . . CHINESE LANDSCAPE GENRE PAINTINGS . . *** The group consists of three lovely, tender color paintings on silk. Each work is skillfully painted by a fine artist with a steady hand. . Silk is an unforgiving medium, corrections are impossible. Painting must be done without the least bit of hesitation, otherwise the silk will be forever spoiled. . *** THE PAINTING SUBJECTS: . a. Shows a lone fisherman on a small river boat plying his passion, meditating while feigning to fish. He is surrounded by a tree-lined shore line with rolling hills in the background. . b. Illustrates a woman in a canopy-covered boat leisurely day-dreaming on the peaceful river with lotus blossoms and leaves. A 'weeping willow' tree over hangs the water. There is a small pagoda in the background on the top of a mountain on the opposite and distant side of the river. . c. Depicts a river scene with a man on a small 'house boat' preparing to fish. The foreground has two 'weeping willow' trees, with the mountains past the river in the background. . *** These kinds and styles of contemporary Chinese paintings were distributed by the Guoji Shudian, Rong Bao Zhai and other similar Beijing book & art studios during the 1950-1960's. . There was a stable of yet to be famous young aspiring artists who created traditional Chinese landscapes for these studios. . *** CONDITION: Each item is in excellent condition, very clean, no stains. Each work is of uniform size. Each is beautifully executed on fine silk, with brocade silk mountings. Suitable for framing and display. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** .