The willow trees colorful ink wash theme gives this landscape scroll painting its quiet gravity. Color, where it appears, is used sparingly and to real effect. For shoppers browsing asian wall decor, this one hits the familiar notes without a hint of fuss.
Colored washes flow across the silk, vivid yet controlled. Far mountains fade to the color of the silk itself. The willow trees adds a quiet accent, handled in the old manner of the brush. A small boat drifts on the water, its fisherman a mere suggestion of a figure. Collectors will linger on the fisherman, rendered here with unforced detail. The lake is rendered as pale wash, barely darker than the silk itself.
As a piece of chinese silk scroll painting, it carries the calm authority of the classical tradition. It carries its style lightly, feeling at home in modern rooms too. It has the calm of something that will never go out of style.
