Birds in the Plum Blossom
Wall Scroll

Branch of Spring

A very traditional bird and tree wall scroll featuring two birds sitting on the branch of a plum tree braving the cold of early Spring.

The Chinese title means "Branch of Spring". To me, it appears to be a budding plum tree branch.

The characters following the title are simply the year painted (2011), location (Shandong) and the artist's signature.

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About the Art

This is a simplistic painting style, but it also incorporates a lot of detail. This painting really mimics the style of Chinese artwork that has been around for thousands of years.

The artist used some handmade tan xuan paper for this artwork. This gives this art unique antique or classic look.

This artwork is completely hand-painted and is mounted to a handmade silk wall scroll in my workshop.

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About the Artist:

The artist's name is (Wang Jian-Qiu). He lives in Jinan, the capital city of Shandong Province in Northern China (about 5 hours south of Beijing). I was introduced to this artist's work at Qin Xia's studio in Jinan. This artist has been a long time friend of Qin Xia (You may recognize Qin Xia's name from artwork in our flowers and birds category). Wang Jian-Qiu also does some great detailed beautiful woman paintings, and occasionally does some landscapes for us as well.