Far Eastern Art | Zahra Jafferi

• Spray of Lotus Flower

  Watercolor, Paper, 65 Cm x 32 Cm. The Lotus Flower symbolizes purity, spiritual enlightenment and rebirth. It is considered sacred in Eastern Cultures. one of the reasons being that the Lotus plants grow in a ring as th…

• A Spray of Cherry Blossoms

  Watercolor, Paper, 42 Cm x 31 Cm. Cherry Blossoms or Sakura refers to the flowers of ornamental Cherry trees, not trees grown for their fruit. Cherry Blossoms mark the arrival of Spring, a season of new beginnings and r…

• Sprays of Sunflowers

  Watercolor, Paper, 47 Cm x 55 CM. For the Chinese Sunflowers symbolize longevity, good fortune, vitality and everlasting joy. it is often gifted to wish success or express happiness representing a connection to light an…

• Koi

  Watercolor, Paper, 47 Cm x 69 Cm. Koi or more specifically NISHIIGOI are coloured varieties of Carp that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor Koi ponds or water gardens. They occur not only in white, black, red,…

• Spring

  Watercolor, Paper, 47cm x 71cm. It is needless to say that Spring heralds change -Rebirth, Rejuvenation, Renewal, Resurrection and Regrowth. It would appear as though nature is signaling to us to be as optimistic as the…

• Paradise

  Watercolor, Paper, 71cm x 65cm. When one imagines life in Paradise (or Jannat in Arabic which means a garden) Flamingos in a Lotus Pond is one of the images of the gardens in Paradise that flashes in one's mind.

• Tranquility

  Oil, Panel, 40cm x 50cm. I have tried to capture the tranquility of this place where the time seems to holds still.

• A Spray of Cymbidium Orchids

  Watercolor, Paper, 44cm x 33cm. A spray of Orchids since Confucian times are a symbol of elegance, refinement, humility and scholarly integrity.

• Chinese Chicken Painting

  Watercolor, Paper, 46 Cm x 54 Cm. The Chicken in Chinese paintings is a symbol of valiancy since ancient times as it eats 5 poisonous creatures-- centipede, poisonous snakes, scorpions, toads and spiders.

• Sprays of Bamboo plant

  Acrylic, Canvas, 33cm x 44cm. One of the 'Four Gentlemen' representing Virtuous Characteristics of Confucian virtues is depicted by a spray of the Bamboo plant. It represents flexibility, integrity and uprightness.

• Returning Home

  Watercolor, Paper, 52cm x 51cm. This painting of mine shows the influence of Contemporary Art on the Traditional Chinese Style of painting.

• A Spray of Plum Blossoms

  Watercolor, Paper, 33cm x 44cm. The Chinese Flower Paintings are often depicted as sprays. in Confucian times 4 plants were featured prominently -Plum Blossom,Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemums. A spray of Plum Blossoms…

• A Spray of the Chrysanthemums

  Watercolor, Paper, 65 Cm x 32 Cm. Chrysanthemums are symbolic of endurance, longevity and a noble and reclusive spirit ever since the Confucian times. Confucianism was founded by Confuscious in 500 B.C.

• Seascape- -Chinese

  Watercolor, Canvas. Contemporary Chinese art is a fusion of western art with traditional Chinese style. This is a seascape of the South China Sea where prolific hunting of seahorses occurs as they are used for Tradition…

• Mountain Valley

  Watercolor, Paper, 73cm x 47cm. This is a mountain valley of the province of Guangdong, lying to the South of China. Besides the mountains of Guangdong, China is home to Massive mountain ranges like the Himalayas, Kunlu…

• Autumn Colours

  Watercolor, Paper. This painting of mine was exhibited in Singapore Art Exhibition 2007. Philosophically, autumn signifies TRANSITION, REFLECTION and RELEASE, embodying both the abundance of harvest and the inevitabilit…

• Autumn

  Watercolor, Paper, 47cm x 70cm. In Autumn one can enjoy a kaleidoscope of colours. The leaves of the Deciduous trees change a multitude of colours. For artists like Van Gogh they were a huge incentive to paint and captu…