Monkey Chinese Scroll Painting – Silk Wall Art – Pine Waterfall

Collectors of monkey art will like this one — a Chinese scroll painting with genuine charm. It is the monkey that holds the eye first; everything else in the scroll plays supporting role. The details repay attention: pine, waterfall and mountain, handled in confident, unhurried brushwork.

The surface is silk at its best: smooth, unreflective, and flattering to every color. Hang it for the beauty, keep it for the meaning: falling water is the steady flow of fortune, never still. Winter's stillness settles over the scene — bare branches, held breath, quiet endurance. Part of the charm is the upright format — the scene reveals itself as your eyes travel down. Few subjects in Chinese art have been painted as often, or as lovingly, as this one.

One nail in a quiet wall — the scroll's entire wish list. A study wall or a meditation corner is its natural habitat. It is a fine example of pine and waterfall Chinese painting, the kind of piece that grows on you.