{"product_id":"wang-meng-sparse-trees-and-pavilion-late-1350s-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","title":"Wang Meng - Sparse trees and pavilion - late 1350s - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWang Meng - Sparse trees and pavilion - late 1350s - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA late Yuan dynasty ink landscape attributed to Wang Meng, it shows a thatched pavilion set among sparse, willow-like trees beside still water, rendered in ink and light colour on silk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTall, loosely brushed trees rise on the left and fill the upper field, their thin trunks and feathery foliage drawn in ink grey and dark brown. The thatched pavilion sits low on a rocky bank, a small, deliberate mass against the open silk. Pale cream ground surrounds everything, leaving wide areas of empty space that let the brushwork breathe. A seal red mark adds a single note of warm colour. The leaf-shaped album fan format gives the scene its intimate, handheld proportions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the literati tradition, pavilions among sparse trees stand for reclusion, scholarly detachment and inner peace. Wang Meng, one of the Four Masters of the Yuan dynasty, painted these scenes during the late 1350s, a period of political turmoil and social upheaval. For literati viewers, a picture like this offered a quiet sanctuary and a way to contemplate integrity and withdrawal from worldly affairs. Wang Meng is celebrated for his innovative brushwork and his contributions to landscape painting, and this leaf shows how a master turned a small fan into a serious statement of philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOn the Sticker\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA sticker is cut to its own outline, so the leaf-shaped fan and its rounded edges become the sticker's silhouette, with the pavilion and trees kept whole inside the cut. Because it is small and applied flat, the composition reads at close range, the way a fan leaf was meant to be held and studied. Placed on a journal, laptop or notebook, it turns a private scholarly scene into an everyday collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sticker Space","offers":[{"title":"2 Inch \/ Transparent","offer_id":48530416828634,"sku":"75906160036224450569","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 Inch \/ White","offer_id":48530416861402,"sku":"18036056906201866507","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Inch \/ Transparent","offer_id":48530416894170,"sku":"29673216379003477547","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Inch \/ White","offer_id":48530416926938,"sku":"32622885772045230981","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 Inch \/ Transparent","offer_id":48530416959706,"sku":"27018864399909493135","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 Inch \/ White","offer_id":48530416992474,"sku":"20978184264904426462","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Inch \/ Transparent","offer_id":48530417025242,"sku":"12890376517015720426","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Inch \/ White","offer_id":48530417058010,"sku":"19289787671300579269","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/3949\/8646\/files\/wang-meng-sparse-trees-and-pavilion-late-1350s-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal-unknown-alt-3.webp?v=1788146344","url":"https:\/\/thestickerspace.com\/products\/wang-meng-sparse-trees-and-pavilion-late-1350s-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","provider":"The Sticker Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}