Oriental Thicket

A gentle brook runs through a colorful autumn forest in this artistic and vibrant decorative wall fan. The time is dusk and the sun is slowly setting upon the land. The artist's use of color for the sky creates a realistic-looking backdrop that is simply brilliant. In the foreground is a river where the water is a light purple color, giving the impression that the sunlight is very dim. In the middle of the scene is a rushing waterfall with cranes flying over head. The brush and foliage in the forest is multicolored, showing it to be the autumn season. The combination of all these elements has set the stage for a truly spectacular landscape scene. These colors are very particular to this fan and they may be just the colors you need to complete your decor. In Taoism, which is a philosophy that began in China, water is a symbol of wisdom, intelligence, flexibility and reflection. It is common in Asian landscape paintings to feature a body of water, as water is one of the five basic elements in Taoist theory. And the Taoists were among the first to paint pure landscapes. The other basic element featured prominently in this wall fan is earth. Earth is seen as even more powerful than water, as it can direct water to where it wants it to go. The Chinese often combined elements together in their paintings to express their philosophy. While most Western paintings focused on people and structures, with the landscape background image being an after-thought, the Chinese made landscape scenes devoid of people one of their primary subjects. Not only did the Chinese people love and respect their land, they expressed that sentiment in their artwork. This magnificent landscape wall fan is entirely hand-painted and crafted by hand. Hang it on your wall for a lovely decorative sight while capturing the essence of the autumn season.