Bamboo II by Shao Mi Size:M - 50 x 70cm the bold contrast and graphic

the bold contrast and graphic precision of Tracey's collage translate directly onto matte fine art paper

Typography anchors the design at the base

The tonal restraint — muted grounds punctuated by precisely placed form — gives the piece a meditative

Designed in 1897

Bamboo II by Shao Mi Size:M - 50 x 70cm the bold contrast and graphicShao Mi's bamboo study is a work of exquisite restraint from the late Ming dynasty ink wash applied with the confidence of a scholar painter who understood both brush and silence. Vertical stalks are rendered in varying densities of grey, each node marked with a deliberate pause. The leaves fan outward in loose, overlapping clusters, their movement implied rather than described. As one of the 'Nine Friends of Painting,' Shao Mi worked within a