It has been hot as all getup here the last few weeks and we are all dreaming about the cooler temperatures that fall brings, but while we sweat it out this week's post is about the restoration of a Chinese silk scroll painting. The client's mother bought the painting in San Francisco years ago and she knows nothing more about it than that. Chinese painting has a long and rich tradition that reaches back almost 2,000 years. Each successive generation of artists developed new techniques and styles, but have also recognized the debt owed to those who came before. Collecting is also a tradition in Chinese culture and this preserved a great number of artifacts that are centuries old. Because of this practice there are sometimes identifying marks and stamps that can be used to date a piece, however, this did not have anything that would allow us to do further research. The style, design and content make me think it is probably early 20th century. Other than that, it remains an un