On silk, in the vertical scroll format, the historical scene flood control theme finds its natural home in this painting scroll painting. The ink settles into the silk with a softness that keeps every edge gentle. As a piece of oriental wall hanging, it reads clearly from across the room and keeps giving on closer inspection.
The rapids adds a quiet accent, handled in the old manner of the brush. The historical scene motif is worked into the composition with classical restraint. Against the silk ground, the shovels reads clearly at any distance. The cliff motif is worked into the composition with classical restraint. Painted with an easy, practiced brush, the figures feels observed rather than invented. Against the silk ground, the flood reads clearly at any distance. Painted with an easy, practiced brush, the flood control feels observed rather than invented. The yu the great settles naturally into the scene, balanced against the larger forms. These are mountains in the old sense: emblems of endurance as much as places. Painted with an easy, practiced brush, the workers feels observed rather than invented.
As a piece of chinese painting for home decor, it carries the calm authority of the classical tradition. It carries its style lightly, feeling at home in modern rooms too. It suits both modern and traditional rooms.
