For your consideration is this Chinese Shan Shui Hua Silk Painting, circa Mid-Century, framed. This stunning silk painting pays homage to the classical ancient Chinese landscape painting tradition, capturing the serene beauty of mountains and rivers. Chinese landscape painting, "shanshui hua" means the painting of mountains, rivers, and cliffs which are the two major components that represents the essence of the nature. Shanshui in Chinese tradition is given rich meaning, for example mountain represents Yang and river indicates Yin. According to Yin Yang theory, Yin embodies Yang and Yang involved in Yin, thus, mountain and river is inseparable and is treated as a whole in a painting. This beautiful silk painting displays the fine and intricate brush and ink strokes Chinese landscape paintings are known for, with a focus on an awareness of inner spiritual philosophy. The mountains of the background in this painting aren't real places but idealized, imaginary, with the flavour of impressionism. In the middle right, a waterfall is pouring down with a mist rising from its base. A river and stream are seen at the bottom of the painting, flowing through and around a forest. In the midst of the forest on the lower right a cliffside house, sitting above a flowing stream, shows two figures interacting with each other. This framed sillk painting is in very nice condition, text and painter's stamps are on the left upper border. Visible art measures 16.5"W x 53.5"L, frame is 18.375"W x 55.5"L x x 1.25"D, combined weight is 10lb, 8oz.