Framed Mid-Century Sepia Tone Oil Painting of Junk Boats

This is an original oil painting on canvas executed in a monochrome sepia or brown palette. The composition depicts a tranquil river scene featuring traditional Chinese junk boats with multiple ribbed sails, set against a backdrop of mist-covered karst mountains and a stilt-supported hut on a wooded bank. The stylistic execution utilizes impasto techniques, particularly visible in the white highlights on the trees and water ripples, suggesting a mid-20th-century origin (circa 1960s-1970s). The work is signed 'Lee Ho' or similar in the lower-left corner. The painting is housed in a dark wood frame with a linen-texture liner typical of the period. Its physical condition appears fair to good with minor surface grime and some yellowing of the varnish. The canvas tension seems adequate, though the frame shows some minor scuffing at the corners. This type of artwork was popular as decorative export art, often produced by skilled studios in the Hong Kong area during the mid-century modern era. The craftsmanship shows confident brushwork and a balanced atmospheric perspective common in these nostalgic maritime scenes.