Birds and Peony Flowers Wall Scroll

Birds and Peony Flowers

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

This wall scroll has a very classic look. It is painted on tan xuan paper with embedded gold flecks. It was then mounted as a handmade crisp white silk brocade wall scroll in our workshop.

The peony is the unofficial national flower of China. It dates back far into Chinese history. In fact if you were alive from the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty (618-1279AD), you would see these flowers all around the Emperor's palace. It was the favorite flower many people from the Emperor down to the common peasants.

In fact, during the Tang Dynasty (618-907AD) legend has it that the emperor's concubines would often wear peonies in their hair vying for favor from the emperor.

In an interesting twist, the roots of this family of flower are often used in Chinese herbal medicine.

This piece was painted by Lin Yun who lives in a village near Jinan in the Shandong Province of Northern China.