Wu Dai Chinese Painting Print – Writing Reading

The first thing you notice is the Writing Reading; the second is how little Wu Dai needed to suggest it — exactly what this kind of Chinese brush painting print should be. This is a huaxin print — the printed core of a classical painting, sold as a loose sheet with no mounting.

From scholars to figures to pine, the eye has a clear path through the image — a fine Asian wall decor. Around the main subject: reading, writing, and writing. Scholar figures turn a landscape into a state of mind. Reading and writing: the scholar’s twin occupations, honored here. Anonymous in attribution, confident in execution — a studio piece in the best sense. There’s a rhythm to the brushwork that reads almost like handwriting.

Scholars hung such sheets in their studios; your home office is the modern equivalent, a strong Chinese home decor print by any measure. Put it where the day starts; it’s a good first thing to see.