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Old painting - Patrick Norton - Oct 31, 2011 (01:19 PM)
- Old painting - rat - Nov 01, 2011 (10:00 AM)
  - Old painting - rat - Nov 06, 2011 (10:22 PM)
- Old painting - Patrick Norton - Nov 11, 2011 (05:52 AM)
  - Old painting - rat - Nov 19, 2011 (09:21 AM)
    - Old painting - Patrick Norton - Nov 20, 2011 (08:45 AM)
      - Old painting - rat - Nov 21, 2011 (01:48 PM)

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Subject:Old painting
Posted By: Patrick Norton Mon, Oct 31, 2011 IP: 99.184.60.229

Got this large old painting, any clue to origin and age? Hand made wood frame, base color seems to be a brown ochre form of dye. Someone put a lot of money into conservation glass and matting but kept original hand chiseled frame. Any clue to style, origin or art?

Subject:Old painting
Posted By: rat Tue, Nov 01, 2011

can't tell what the overall picture is from your photograph, but the detail shows that you have at least a picture of popular Daoist figure Shoulou (associated with longevity) with his usual peaches behind him. probably 100 years old plus or minus, folk artish rather than painterly.

Subject:Old painting
Posted By: rat Sun, Nov 06, 2011

"shoulao" (longevity old man) is the dude's correct name, sorry about that.

Subject:Old painting
Posted By: Patrick Norton Fri, Nov 11, 2011

Thanks Rat, I agree about this painting being way old and someone went with newer high dollar conservative glass and matting; the frame looks hand chiseled. Only seen a couple base brown ochre color paintings in my lifetime. All the paint seems to be earth pigment. The scene is Star Trek related with vulcan spock pointed ear children carrying a tree for Shou Xin Gong. Big painting. Hoping for origin?

Subject:Old painting
Posted By: rat Sat, Nov 19, 2011

Chinese

Subject:Old painting
Posted By: Patrick Norton Sun, Nov 20, 2011

Found a simular frame and hangers on eBat but the seller claims it is Japanese? The estate where I got the items was all pretty much Korean? The eBat item is on eBat; with item # 380386350329
and photo of cabinet I got at same estate, Korean.

Subject:Old painting
Posted By: rat Mon, Nov 21, 2011

the frame and hangars are likely Chinese, there are tons of these out there, but Korean is a possibility as well. Korean scrolls are not very common, so hang onto it until you can find someone who knows Korean art well to assess.