Collectors of chinese beauty art will like this one — a Chinese scroll painting with genuine charm. It is the Chinese beauty that holds the eye first; everything else in the scroll plays supporting role. From a distance it's one image; up close it's dancer and wine, each worth a look on its own.
The line work is lively and varied, the washes laid down with assurance — brushwork without a moment's doubt. In Chinese painting, dancers in flowing sleeves are grace made visible. The eye travels the scroll the way you would walk the scene — dancer, then wine, then the distance beyond. Part of the charm is the upright format — the scene reveals itself as your eyes travel down.
It belongs in calm company: beside a bookshelf, over a tea table, or above a low sideboard. It arrives ready to hang in the traditional manner, frameless, and works wherever a quiet focal point is missing. It is a fine example of dancer and wine Chinese painting, the kind of piece that grows on you.
