Cranes, Blossom and Waves Chinoiserie Canvas Print 1931 The room gains a quiet

The room gains a quiet story — three figures standing in a warm field

The room gains a confident

With a painted Amalfi cityscape

Avoid hanging it next to other busy patterned art — give it room to breathe and it earns its keep

Cranes, Blossom and Waves Chinoiserie Canvas Print 1931 The room gains a quietOpen the curtains at mid morning; the deep green will handle the drama. The room slows down. Two cranes, blossom branches and a sea of patterned waves sit against a soft jade ground, and the wall suddenly has somewhere for the eye to land. Colour does most of the work. The green calms a busy room, the cream cranes lift a dark one, and the small pink blossoms keep it from feeling heavy. It likes a long wall. Above a sideboard, a low cabinet, the back