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Description: EMPRESS SCROLL PAINTING (Late Qing / Early Republic, China) - Gouache on paper painting of an elderly empress - most likely Empress Dowager Longyu. She is seen seated wearing official robes with the Mang dragon (four claws) embroidered on her robe. Cranes and peaches are painted below the empress' throne. Silk textile border is still in tact and visible around the entirety of the work. Condition: excellent. No major condition problems to be noted. Minor toning and a few isolated spots of foxing are seen in the upper unpainted space and silk margin. Paper measures 42.25" x 24"; framed under glass measuring 48" x 26.5"