Scenes through a moon gate, black by Su_G_©SuSchaefer Cocktail Napkins bysu_g

'Scenes through a moon gate, black by Su_G' (https://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/624403): sketchy landscapes seen through a moon gate against a ground of Chinese fretwork, black on white. Another version of 'Scenes through a moon gate', (https://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/2806237) my 'Chinese Paper Cutting' Contest entry. © Su Schaefer 2014 See more Chinoiserie designs by Su_G. (https://spoonflower.com/profiles/su_g?shop_selection=tag&tag=Chinoiserie) Stylistically, 'Chinoiserie' (from 'chinois', French for Chinese) was inspired by art and design from China and other Asian countries. Characteristics include asymmetry, playful contrasts of scale, fanciful imagery and fantastic landscapes: filled with exotic buildings such as pagodas and pavilions; birds, dragons, and people in Chinese clothing. The Victoria and Albert Museum (https://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/s/style-guide-chinoiserie/) has some nice examples. The scenes in my design were inspired by a much-loved illustration, very much in the Chinoiserie style - by A. Groves-Raines in my childhood book of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales (1st published 1950). See new designs by Su_G. (https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/su_g?sort=new) Original: Art pen on cel, line art; basic repeat. [Currently set @ Fabric: 300 ppi, Wallpaper: 200 ppi] [ RESET fabric slightly larger to 300 from 340 ppi - Sep 2022 // Proofed on Fabric @ 340 ppi ]