Featured Painting on wood Tray - reposted from furnature

6 7/8" by 12 3/4" by 1" in height

Questions

Style, background, age, what do the Chinese characters mean

 

Reposted from Furniture this afternoon

 

Mo, can you still edit the title to include 'Chinese translation please'?
The style could be Shanghai, made for export.
Looks like ca 1890, but the back is not convincing, roughly hewn and strange rubbing, and the characters are not rubbed.
But an attractive tray.

 

Hi - thank you for your thoughts - -

I see your point that the characters seem untouched compared to the rest of the bottom side

I no longer see the edit option that would allow me to add the translation request

See new image of lower right of painting- does that swiggle look like it could be information of some kind
Mo

 

I think it is a decorative swiggle.

 

Looks to me like the front was obviously exposed to sunlight, whereas the back was not, which makes sense..............

 

Yes - I agree

Incidentally I went back to buy the pricey painting - I will pot it now

Mo