Leaves for Ailsa. Trees and their leaves do represent life, and in China I always admire the ancient Ginko tree with its beautifully designed leaves. But on our last trip there, I found these traditionally painted leaves and could not resist buying one. They were framed in glass, otherwise not possible to take home.
From China – so thin and fragile – a handpainted leaf from a Banyan tree. Some lamp light from the right side, but hopefully you can understand what it looks like on my wall.
Leya 
How extraordinary. The veins are all incorporated into the actual painting.
Yes. Extraordinary it is. I would love to see the process.
Nice!
🙂 How big is the leaf?
It’s really pretty! 🙂
It is 25cm x 10.5cm.
Thank you, Leya! 🙂
How beautiful is that! Such delicate, intricate ate work….
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Now that is something I hadn’t seen before……never seen the skill demonstrated on any travel documentaries, that would be something 🙂
I guess I will never get that answer, because I will never go back again…but maybe there will be a documentary someday!
Yeay, it’s so lovely 🙂
Isn’t it? Just wonder how they really do it!
Now that is cool.
…and I would love to see it in the making!
I can only imagine the process is a bit tedious to watch. I can’t imagine you can do it very quickly.
Neither can I – but play the film fast!
LOL
Absolutely magnificent! Can’t imagine how one would even go about creating such things – so glad someone else figured it out and you shared it – 🙂
That’s incredible and a leaf no one else is likely to share! 🙂
janet
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Absolutely stunning work of art
It is! Glad you like it too. I do not understand how they manage to paint it though…