Painted on silk and mounted as a hanging scroll, this work depicts silk wall art. It has the settled grace of a well-loved classic. This is oriental home decor at its most charming, thanks to the painted image. It rewards slow looking, revealing more over time. It softens hard architectural lines beautifully.
You can feel ink wash in every stroke. A column of calligraphy adds a literary note to the composition. The silk ground gives the colors a soft, luminous quality. The image lingers in the mind after you look away. The mood is contemplative without being solemn.
Those who follow traditional chinese wall art will recognize the quality of this silk wall art scroll at once. Among your asian wall art scroll, this composition will hold its own. Try it in an entryway, where it sets the tone for the home. It steadies a room the way a good book steadies a shelf.
