Antique Chinese Scroll Painting on Silk! Pink Roses & birds! Interesting History
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Double your traffic. Today I have the privilege of listing more wonderful antique Chinese items for a friend. To see the other items If you win multiple items I will combine them to save on shipping. The items were brought back from China in the early 1950's. I asked my friend for some history of the lady that purchased these items all those years ago, so here is the information they sent me: "She was born of a pioneer family in North Dakota in 1887. She was a teacher and later studied for Deaconess Orders at the New York Training School for Deaconesses from which she graduated. Following her reception as a deaconess in 1914 she was stationed as a missionary at Yinchang Hubei China for 38 years until her retirement in 1952. She worked under the overseas division of the National Council of the Episcopal Church in the US and was North Dakota's only deaconess in the Episcopal Church. She was present and under siege during "the crisis" of the 2nd Japanese invasion of China 1930's when they took in over 3000 refugees. She retired in 1952 and died in 1959 in North Dakota." This wonderful scroll painting measures 66" long and 15&1/2" wide. At the top there are some tiny holes. As you can see in the many pictures it is a Wonderful painting on silk, with birds and Roses! See the many photos. Since I am listing this for a friend and
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