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Are all your Chinese paintings originals? Yes, all of our Chinese paintings are originals. Each painting on this website is a hand-painted. Are the paintings framed?Yes, all of our paintings are framed within ornate silk brocade and scolled onto a scroll pin ready to hang. Are they painted onto paper, silk or what?All our Chinese paintings are painted onto Xuan paper. Xuan (pron. "zwan") paper is made from rice (but not "rice paper" as we would normally think of it) and is the traditional Chinese painting material. In China Xuan paper is well known for it's anti-aging quality as it can last for hundreds of years. What kind of paint is used?Traditional Chinese paints are used. Strictly speaking it's not paint as it's water based paints colored with vegetable dyes mixed together with certain types of inks. |
