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Vintage 18th Century European "Chinoiserie" Style Decorative Painting

Chairish

$2,400

As a decorative art, this work shows the appreciation and imagination of Chinese culture in Europe in the 18th century. The center of the picture is a woman wearing gorgeous traditional Chinese clothes, and holding a colorful fan, and her image is elegant. There are several children around, showing their warm and harmonious life scenes. Plant decorations such as bananas, flowers, and fruits add exotic style, while also expressing the theme of prosperity and nature. Water flow and fountains symbolize wealth and tranquility, which conforms to the idealized imagination of Chinese gardens and culture by Europeans in the 18th century. Some of the decorations in the picture imitate Chinese gardens, such as screens, ceramic vases, and water devices, which were elements that European aristocrats liked to use to express oriental culture at that time.

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