Planting Rice, from Gengzhi tu (Pictures of Tilling and Weaving)
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About Reproduction
Bring the timeless beauty of Tang Yin's Planting Rice, from Gengzhi tu (Pictures of Tilling and Weaving) into your home with a handmade oil painting reproduction. Carefully recreated on canvas by skilled artists using traditional techniques, this piece captures the delicate brushwork, subtle light, and vibrant color of the original masterpiece. With museum-level quality and rich texture, it brings elegance and artistic depth to any space. Enjoy free shipping and make this masterpiece a part of your personal collection.
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Original Description
Tang Yin's Planting Rice from Gengzhi Tu (Pictures of Tilling and Weaving) captures the serene yet industrious rhythm of rural life in Ming-dynasty China. The delicate ink and color on silk depict farmers bending gracefully amidst lush rice paddies, their conical hats dotting the composition like poetic brushstrokes. Created during Wu School’s flourishing period (1490-1520), Tang Yin—though famed for his courtesan paintings and eccentric persona—here demonstrates mastery of literati painting’s lyrical realism, blending meticulous detail (gongbi) with expressive spontaneity (xieyi). As part of Emperor Kangxi’s commissioned agricultural series (replicating lost Song-era originals), this scroll holds dual significance: it’s both a technical benchmark in Sino-classical landscape-with-figures genre and a cultural artifact celebrating Confucian agrarian ideals. The misty horizons and asymmetrical balance reveal Tang’s debt to Song masters like Ma Yuan, while the vignette’s intimacy foreshadows Qing baimiao narrative scrolls.
For contemporary interiors seeking cultivated tranquility, Planting Rice’s muted celadons and ochres harmonize perfectly with minimalist Japandi or rustic Zen spaces. Frame a high-resolution reproduction in a float-mounted maple shadowbox to mirror Tang’s slender scroll format (ideal size: ~90cm width for feature walls behind teak consoles). The painting’s vertical flow complements floor-to-ceiling shelving or beside parchment-shaded floor lamps, while its pastoral greens subtly echo indoor fiddle-leaf figs or moss-textured ceramics. In corporate settings, pair it with raw linen upholstery and matte black fixtures for an East-meets-West boardroom aesthetic—the agrarian theme grounding high-tech environments with organic warmth. For smaller spaces, opt for a diptych display with Tang’s companion piece Weaving, creating rhythmic visual dialogue. Always avoid ornate Rococo frames; instead, choose slim metallic or wabi-sabi stained oak borders to preserve its Ming-era restraint.
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Lead Time & Shipping
When you order this oil painting replica, it typically takes 2-3 weeks to paint. If the artwork is more complex, it might need a little more time to ensure the best quality. Once it's ready, we'll send you a photo for your approval. After you give the green light, we'll ship it to you for free.
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Return & Refund
We believe in the quality of our hand-painted oil painting reproductions, and your satisfaction is our priority. If for any reason, you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, we offer a 45-day return policy. You can return your artwork within 45 days of receipt and receive a full refund. Please note that the artwork must be returned in the original packaging and in the same condition as it was received.
