Headdress fan fills this silk scroll with charm and quiet movement. The eye settles first on the fan. As chinese bird painting scroll goes, a carefully placed fan gives this one real presence.
You can feel meticulous gongbi brushwork in every stroke. Both meticulous gongbi brushwork and rich color are on display here, restrained yet full of life. The painter adds delicate peony and a headdress close at hand for good measure. In China's symbolic language, the peony is a symbol of wealth and honor. Mounted as a hanging scroll, it is ready to display as soon as it arrives. Visitors often ask about this one. It has that rare quality of looking better the longer it hangs.
Those who follow silk scroll wall hanging will recognize the quality of this headdress fan scroll at once. If your walls already hold chinese scroll painting, peony in bloom will fit right in. A fine pick for anyone furnishing a first apartment with character. It is equally suited to gifting and to keeping.
