Lovely hand-painted scroll from China. Off-white silk border. Painted in time-honored watercolor tones on rice paper, matted on silk. 17 inches by 52 high. China has given the world generations of artists, beginning in and around the city of Zhejiang, where the age-old tradition of water color painting on scrolls started. The world-wide enjoyment of Chinese hand-painted scrolls is a testament to the world of their artistry in the creation of landscapes, which were always the most popular theme of their scroll-illustrations from ancient times until today.