Arcrobat Tower of Bowls
Old Beijing Lifestyle
Folk Art Painting

Arcrobat Tower of Bowls - Old Beijing Lifestyle - Folk Art Painting
Arcrobat Tower of Bowls - Old Beijing Lifestyle - Folk Art Painting
42.1cm
16½"
41.4cm
16¼"

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Arcrobat Tower of Bowls - Old Beijing Lifestyle - Folk Art Painting living room view

After you frame it, this artwork will look great in your home or office.

You will need a picture frame to properly display this artwork.

Framing is not included!

A silk brocade border is included, as shown. This border will save you a lot of money if you use that traditional border instead of matting when you have this framed.


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Approximate Measurements

Artwork Panel: 31.4cm x 32.1cm ≈ 12¼" x 12½"

Silk/Brocade Border: 41.4cm x 42.1cm ≈ 16¼" x 16½"

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Acrobat Bowl Tower

This painting features an acrobat balancing a tower of bowls on his head. This was a common street performer scheme in old Peking. In more recent times, you'll need to go to a special theater in Beijing to see acrobatic performances. Or, you can wait for an international tour of Chinese acrobats to come to your country.

The title literally means, "Crown-of-the-Head Bowls". The title is more colloquially understood to mean, "A tower of bowls, balanced on the head".


This painting comes from a series by the artist that depict life in old Beijing (old Peking). While Beijing has left a lot of the past behind with its new skyscrapers and demolition of the old alleyways and quadrangle houses, if you know where to look, you can still find many of these scenes in real life, even today.


About the artist:

The artist's name is 伯陽 (Bo Yang). In Simplified Chinese: 伯阳.

He was born in 1957 and grew up in Hebei province (the area that surrounds the special capital district of Beijing / Peking). You can find his artwork for sale at various art markets and galleries around Beijing. All the old Beijingers recognize these classic scenes of traditional life. Modern times have caused some of the practices depicted in Bo Yang's paintings to virtually disappear. But, his paintings help the idea of this traditional Beijing lifestyle to live on.

Visitors and collectors from around the world have purchased his artwork, so don't be surprise if you find his folk art hanging in Europe, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia, and the Americas. I've even seen his work in art museums around China.


More about the painting:

This is a combination of freehand and detail (gong bi) style painting. There are some loose flowing shadow areas, contrasted with somewhat-fine detailing of faces and other important parts of the painting.

This painting was created on antique-style tan or tea-stained xuan paper (xuan paper is often called rice paper, though it contains no rice) which has been mounted to a copper/gold-colored silk matting/border. The artist used special Chinese black ink and a bit of watercolor (for some of the skin tones). All these elements will give your artwork a great classic look after you frame it. I suggest a simple black moulding for your custom frame. Let the silk brocade be your border (which will save money compared to matting the painting when framing).

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