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I am thinking its Chinese and not Japanese by style of hair and clothes. Not stamped that I can see I could take it out of frame but did want to yet. Looks like its painted on paper but could be silk. I am looking for style or similar artist so I can research it more by pining it down closer. Some of the pictures have my reflection due to the glass.

Yes, this is Chinese, but I'm a bit puzzled too. I think it may be an imitation or reproduction rather a vintage painting; it seems both printed as well as a stylistic pastiche.

The woman's face and hairstyle suggests early to mid-20th century, maybe earlier (cf Fu Baoshi paintings and Republic-era advertisements that some have collected in recent years), but I think the image has been printed on fabric (and may therefore be much more recent than the 1950s) rather than painted: a painter would orient silk so that the weave was horizontal and vertical rather than on the diagonal as appears here. Also the ink would soak into the fabric more than seems the be the case here. The yellow-green of the ground is unusual, the servant boy reminds me of Ming-period servant boys, and the tree and rocks seem stylistically at odds with the detailed rendering of the woman. I'm not sure what it all adds up to.

There is relatively little published on pictures of women like this painted for the popular Chinese market. James Cahill has a book you might consult called Pictures for Use and Pleasure, which examines Qing vernacular painting and has a few chapters on paintings of women.

Thanks for the reply I took the back cover off and it is on paper. no writing any where so maybe from the 50's I didn't spend a lot under 10 dollars at a auction The Chinese Export ware and Japanese Imari dated to the 18th and 19th century I thought maybe this piece did to. That what happen when you step out of what you know. I will look into finding the book you mentioned and others if I decide to collect Chinese paintings. I will have to read and study more on identifying pieces. Right now I mainly collect Japanese and Chinese porcelain and pottery.

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