Musicians Gathering Partial-print Wall Scroll

Musicians Gathering

Close up view of the artwork mounted to this silk brocade wall scroll

This wall scroll depicts a scene of seven musicians playing instruments and singing for the pleasure of a nobleman and his company. There is a poem written on this wall scroll; however, it has little to do with the musician scene. It is ancient and therefore hard to translate, so we skipped it.

This wall scroll is designed to have a classic look (like an antique).

It should be noted that this is a “partial print.” The black detailed lines were printed on the special handmade paper. We don’t do a lot of partial prints like this, but many people kept requesting antique-styled wall scrolls. I finally picked some up on my last trip.

The use of the printing process for this artwork keeps the price of the artwork affordable (it would be more than 3 times more if this was 100% hand-painted). All of the colored portions are hand-painted.