A fine silk scroll portraying folding screen vase in the classical Chinese manner. What stands out immediately is a fan close at hand. As gongbi flower painting goes, the fan gives this one real presence.
Handled with fine-line gongbi, the scene stays calm and unhurried. Both fine-line gongbi and a lively palette are on display here, soft at the edges and precise where it counts. Among the finer touches are a carefully placed folding screen and sprays of plum blossom. Look closely and you will find a vase nearby. Traditionally, the plum blossom is a symbol of perseverance through winter. The hanging format has suited this kind of painting for centuries. A reminder that simplicity takes the most skill. The painting's calm is contagious.
Those who follow chinese scroll painting will recognize the quality of this folding screen vase scroll at once. Among your chinese art wall decor, a folding screen close at hand will hold its own. Give it for a housewarming, a birthday, or simply because. A lovely choice for a first piece of Chinese art.
