A Pair of Mandarin Ducks — Antique Chinese Art Print
A Pair of Mandarin Ducks — Antique Chinese Art Print
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Love symbol · Ming/Qing
A restored Chinese artwork from the Marginalia archive, captioned with its history:
Mandarin ducks were thought to mate for life, so a painted pair became China’s favourite wedding gift, a wish for lifelong love.
A painting of two brightly coloured mandarin ducks swimming together among lotus and reeds.
Materials & origin
- Material: 200 gsm gallery-grade, acid-free fine-art paper (FSC-certified).
- Print: Archival giclée, 12-colour printing, smooth matte finish for glare-free display.
- Artwork: Restored from a public-domain Chinese original; colour and detail digitally cleaned for large-format print.
- Origin: Made on demand and shipped from the print hub nearest you, cutting transit and waste.
- Framing: Sold unframed; ships rolled in a protective tube.
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It looks better in some light than in others. The linework in A Pair of Mandarin Ducks is decent without ever being crisp. I would call it good rather than very good. Good enough to keep and not good enough to brag about.
It's holding up fine so far and I have no strong feelings either way. The subject of A Pair of Mandarin Ducks carries this more than the reproduction does.
The whole experience was smooth from checkout to delivery. The colors in A Pair of Mandarin Ducks came through almost exactly as I hoped. Four stars, and the fifth comes if they add more sizes.
Thank you. We spend a long time on the scans, so hearing that the detail came through means a lot.
The shop answered my question about sizing within a few hours. The detail in A Pair of Mandarin Ducks holds up from a couple of feet away. The reproduction is clean and even, with no obvious digital artifacts. It has not shifted or sagged in six weeks. The driver tucked it inside the storm door, which I appreciated.