Serene Quiet

An elegant and minimalist ink portrait of the legendary poet Su Dongpo, capturing his scholarly spirit through masterfully sparse brushwork.

This 1735 ink-on-paper painting by Wang Shishen captures the resilient beauty of winter plum blossoms through masterful calligraphic brushwork.

A serene 18th-century marine landscape capturing the quiet majesty of fishing vessels on a tranquil sea.

A tender and masterfully detailed depiction of a mother monkey and her baby by the renowned Japanese artist Mori Sosen.

A serene 18th-century landscape featuring the stone ruins of Bothwell Castle set against a soft, clouded sky.

This serene 18th-century landscape captures a fortified castle along a wide river, set against a backdrop of towering, hazy mountains.

A tender and quiet scene of a young man intently blowing a soap bubble from a window.

An intricate and atmospheric late 18th-century watercolor study of an ancient, sprawling tree.

An atmospheric scene of quiet life on the Venetian lagoon, captured in soft, silvery tones by a master of the genre.