Pipa Loquats — Antique Asian Art Print
Pipa Loquats — Antique Asian Art Print
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The Story in the Margin
The Chinese name for the loquat, pipa (枝杓), comes from the fruit's resemblance to the pipa, a pear-shaped lute that has been played in China for over a thousand years — a visual pun that painters delighted in. Because the tree flowers in autumn or early winter and ripens its fruit as other plants lie dormant, the loquat became a symbol of abundance, good fortune, and quiet endurance in Chinese painting, in the tradition of itinerant literati-monk painters such as the nineteenth-century Shanghai artist Xugu. Clusters of the golden fruit, often left spilling past the edge of the composition, were read as a direct wish for prosperity in the household that displayed them.
Materials & origin
- Material: 200 gsm gallery-grade, acid-free fine-art paper (FSC-certified).
- Print: Archival giclée, 12-colour printing, smooth matte finish for glare-free display.
- Artwork: Restored from a public-domain original; colour and detail digitally cleaned for large-format print.
- Origin: Made on demand and shipped from the print hub nearest you, cutting transit and waste.
- Framing: Sold unframed; ships rolled in a protective tube.
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I have already recommended this shop to three people. The warm neutral sits perfectly against the paint we already had. I have told half my family about this shop.
I ordered one for myself and immediately started thinking about who else would want one. The smaller elements of Pipa Loquats are clear enough to reward a close look. It is staying right where it is.
The quality here is well beyond what I paid for it. The shading in Pipa Loquats has a depth I never noticed in books…
This is my fourth order from this shop and the standard has not slipped once. The clarity of Pipa Loquats makes it look like the original was photographed yesterday.
The condition it arrived in tells me somebody packs these by hand. The seller answered a sizing question the same afternoon. Happy customer, and I don't say that often.