Yun Shouping Landscape Chinese Painting Print – Ducks Iris

Yun Shouping's ducks paddle through an album of flowers: the birds small on the water, iris and chrysanthemum, peony and lotus arranging themselves around — each leaf a waterside garden, the ducks the recurring guests. The duck-and-flower album is the garden's great comedy — the flowers' stillness, the birds' commotion — and Yun Shouping's version has the comedy's full charm: the boneless blooms, the lively swimmers. It is the flower album with a pulse, the garden's heartbeat.

The ducks are drawn with lively economy — a few strokes per bird, all of them swimming — the bodies' bob, the wakes' ripple, the water's small theater. The flowers get the boneless-wash luxury: petals in pure tone, no outline, the blooms' softness. The combination is charming: the garden's stillness against the water's small commotions, the calm and the splash. Each leaf varies the company, the guests' rotation.

Duck-and-flower albums suit kitchens, sunrooms, cheerful corners — the garden's comedy. It arrives as the unmounted huaxin core only, with no frame or mounting, so playful presentation is yours to arrange. A delightful, lively set.