The blue-green rocks red maple trees theme gives this landscape scroll painting its center, rendered in the old manner. Form emerges from tone rather than outline, lending the scene its atmosphere. For shoppers browsing asian wall decor, this one hits the familiar notes without a hint of fuss.
With the red maple trees, the scene gains a lived-in quality that rewards slow looking. Mountain ranges cross the scroll in overlapping blue-green planes. Bands of mist cross the composition, separating near from far. Autumn colors the scene, warm against the ink's cool restraint. The boat is sketched with an economy that borders on calligraphy. The lake mirrors the mountains in suggestion rather than detail. The blue-green rocks settles naturally into the scene, balanced against the larger forms. Color is laid on with a generous hand, giving the scene a festive warmth.
For a home leaning toward oriental wall hanging, this scroll is a natural fit. It will sit comfortably beside other Asian art, or carry a wall on its own. It sits as happily in a modern loft as in a traditional study.
