Polychrome print on silk mounted as a kakemono, In imitation of the Buddhist paintings of the Dunhuang caves by Zhang Daqian, signed Jian Hua. This work shows a young woman holding a perfume burner. Above her a poem is calligraphed: 鲛绡一片剪为裙 翡翠花冠压鬓云 天上笙箫吹月桂 前生曾此戒香焚 建華 "A piece of silk woven by mermaids cut to make a skirt, A crown of jade set on cloudy hair, In the sky, flutes play beneath the moon's laurel, In a former life, the fragrance of Buddhist precepts burned here" Jian Hua China, 20th century 86 x 41.5 cm (slight brown spots)