Ink, mist and red lacquer on canvas

Why Chinese art

These works are built on empty space, so the wall around them matters

Chinese painting traditions treat blank ground as part of the composition, which changes how much room a print needs.

Most Chinese landscape and blossom compositions leave large areas of unpainted mist or sky. On canvas that reads beautifully, but only if the print is not crowded. Hang one 20cm from a bookshelf edge and the composition's own breathing room disappears into the clutter. We see people size these prints correctly and still lose them, purely because there was nothing quiet on either side.

For a river or mountain scene, go wide: 120cm across on a main wall, hung at eye level, centre roughly 145cm from the floor. Blossom and moon subjects suit tall portrait formats beside a doorway or in a stairwell. The red panels are strong enough to work alone, so avoid pairing them with other warm colours; cool greys, black joinery and pale timber give them somewhere to sit. Skip busy wallpaper entirely.

How your print is made

1. Choose the size and finishPick a size, then stretched ready to hang or framed. The size guide on every print shows it to scale.
2. Printed to orderYour print is made on canvas in Melbourne once you order, at the size you choose.
3. Stretched, framed, checkedStretched or framed in Melbourne, then checked before it leaves.
4. Delivered free, Australia-wideMade to order in 10 to 14 days, then tracked to your door. Thirty-day money-back guarantee if it isn't what you hoped.