Smile | Li Bai Is Off to Sleep | Traditional Hand-Painted Chinese Ink Figure Painting | 100x50cm

Smile | Li Bai Is Off to Sleep | Traditional Hand-Painted Chinese Ink Figure Painting | 100x50cm

The poet-immortal Li Bai, soft cap on head and beard flowing, lies on his side with an arm for a pillow, eyes closed in a smile and chest bared. Fluent, uninhibited splashed-ink robes capture the wild freedom and innocence of the wine poet drifting into sleep.

Titled "Li Bai Is Off to Sleep," it evokes the legendary poet who wrote a hundred verses on a cask of wine and slept beneath the moon and wind. The colloquial inscription highlights his disregard for convention—a romantic spirit of poetry, wine and effortless self-possession. With condensed, bold brushwork and exaggerated yet vivid forms, the artist captures each figure's spirit in just a few strokes. Each piece is an original hand-painted work, never reproduced.

Size: approx. 100x50cm (4.5 square chi) | Traditional Hand-Painted Chinese Ink Figure Painting

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