Eight Horses Chinese Scroll Painting – Silk Wall Art – Calligraphy

This silk scroll is a fine example of the eight horses Chinese painting: a classical Chinese scene, brought to life with layered ink washes. For lovers of success horse wall decor, the format will feel familiar and the subject fresh. Ink and color share the silk in easy balance, the way the old studio painters liked it.

Look longer and the meaning opens up — the subject is observed with a naturalist's patience, and the surrounding scenery is painted with real affection for the natural world. What holds it together is layered ink washes and a palette of rich, harmonious color. The traditional scroll mounting keeps the painting lying flat and true on the wall. It is in passages like the main subject that the layered ink washes really shows its quality.

It brings a scholar's calm to modern interiors; the bedroom works as well as the study. New homeowners and newlyweds will both find a place for it.