A Lotus Chinese scroll painting, this piece pairs classical brushwork with a subject that never gets old. Painters never tired of the lotus, and looking at this scroll, neither will you. What makes it work are the particulars: pink, lotus leaf and bee, painted with a light, sure touch.
As a colorful gongbi lotus painting, it sits comfortably alongside much older pieces without feeling like a copy. Beyond the looks, there is meaning: the lotus rises clean from muddy water, the classic emblem of purity. Color stays pale pinks, soft blues and lively, varied color — enough to lift the ink, never enough to shout. Summer lives in the painting: blossoms at their peak, deep greens, long unhurried days. It comes finished as a hanging scroll should be: silk-mounted, complete, needing no frame.
Few wall pieces suit a study or meditation nook as naturally as this. If someone you know is assembling a Chinese art collection, this makes an easy, welcome gift.
