A Chinese painted silk scroll by Yuan Songnian (1895-1966) 'Watching Cloud over yellow mountain' depicting figures walking in the foreground encompassed by a mountainous landscape. Notes: Yuan Songnian (1895-1966) was a famous landscape painter inspired by masters of the song and Ming dynasties and incorporated techniques such as ax-cut strokes in his rendering of the mountains to create a dramatic effect. Provenance: Purchased in China 1947.