“Orchid” Scroll

The old rule for orchid leaves is “one long, two short, three breaks the eye”. I practised the sweep for a month before I dared to paint this.

One clump of orchid, a few moss dots — the less there is, the harder it is to hide a mistake.

The inscription runs vertically on the right, answering the movement of the leaves.

Sweeping a leaf is like writing: keep the wrist hollow.

— Gao Xinuo · studio note