Noble Scholar - Chinese Scroll
185.4cm
73"
45.2cm
17¾"

Approximate Measurements

Artwork Panel: 27.3cm x 129.7cm  ≈  10¾" x 51"

Silk/Brocade: 36.2cm x 185.4cm  ≈  14¼" x 73"

Width at Wooden Knobs: 45.2cm  ≈  17¾"

Noble Scholar - Chinese Scroll close up view

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

Noble Scholar

This depicts an old noble scholar peering out from the window of his home.

The title is actually a long poem about the life of a lone scholar.

The rest of the Chinese characters indicate the year painted (2010) and the artist's signature.


About the artist...

The artist's name is ??? (Wang Wen-Hua) who lives in the Jinan area of Shandong Province in Northern China. He specializes in traditional figure paintings and subjects like this (especially Buddhism and philosophy-related themes).


About the Art

This was painted on Chinese xuan paper (often incorrectly called "rice paper"). The artist used watercolors throughout.

After buying this from the artist in Jinan, I rolled it up in a tube, and put it in my backpack. I then took the 5-hour-train ride back to our workshop in Beijing. At the workshop, it was laminated to more sheets of xuan paper and silk brocade was added in the process of building this handmade wall scroll. See more about building handmade wall scrolls