In this flower and bird scroll painting, the white peony theme is handled with unhurried confidence. The brush moves at an unhurried pace, and the picture shows it. Among pieces of elegant chinese wall scroll, this is the quiet kind: balanced, calm, and easy to live with.
Painted with an easy, practiced brush, the white peony feels observed rather than invented. Brush, ink, silk: the oldest tools, used here without apology. The brushwork has the ease of long practice and the care of a first attempt. There is an unhurried rhythm to the brushwork that sets the tone of the whole piece. The painter's hand is visible in the best way: present, then gone.
It keeps good company with the finest oriental wall hanging, the kind that rewards daily looking. Give it wall space and it will repay the attention many times over. Give it wall space and it will repay the attention.
