This silk wall scroll offers a graceful study of gibbon vine. The composition opens with a monkey turning its head and builds from there. For collectors of chinese figure painting scroll, a monkey in gentle motion alone makes this scroll worth a look. A worthy centerpiece for a thoughtfully styled wall.
The artist works in ink wash, building the image from fine, controlled strokes. Among the finer touches are a gibbon at rest and vine in soft focus. Fine silk takes the ink beautifully, holding every nuance of the brush. The composition balances detail with breathing room. The composition feels inevitable, as if no stroke could move.
This gibbon vine scroll belongs on any shortlist of chinese brush painting. Among your silk scroll wall hanging, a gibbon in gentle motion will hold its own. It suits a tea-drinking corner better than almost anything. Hang it where morning light can reach it, away from direct sun.
