Framed Vintage Chinese Silk Embroidery with Faux-Bamboo Frame

This is a vertical rectangular wall hanging featuring a traditional Chinese bird-and-flower motif. The artwork is composed on a pale, silk-textured background, depicting a small bird perched atop a slender branch overlooking several blooming chrysanthemums in shades of cream, white, and orange, accented by green bamboo foliage and delicate grasses. The composition includes vertical columns of Chinese calligraphy and a red cinnabar seal (artist's mark) on the right side. The piece is housed in a specialty gilt-wood frame carved to simulate natural bamboo knots, a style typically associated with the Mid-20th Century Asian-Inspired Chinoiserie period. The embroidery shows high-quality craftsmanship with fine, shimmering threads that catch the light, suggesting silk or high-grade rayon. Regarding condition, the frame shows some minor surface wear and rubbing to the gold gilding, consistent with age. The silk background appears taut and free of major Foxing or water damage, though there is a slight yellowish patina typical of vintage textiles. This style of decorative art was popular for Western export from the mid-1910s through the 1970s.