From the collection Jiangsu Garden Aesthetics - Zhiyuan Garden Banana leaves by Song Yang

In a soft palette of misty jade and ink-washed gray, broad banana leaves unfurl with quiet elegance above the tiled roof of a walled garden, their gentle curves mirrored in a hexagonal window below. A lone white cockatoo perches calmly on a bare branch, its stillness echoing the hush of the courtyard. Wisps of ornamental garden rock rise like drifting thoughts, grounding the scene in meditative silence. The composition feels suspended in time—neither interior nor exterior, neither past nor present—inviting the viewer into a space of quiet reflection. This is not just a garden, but a tender moment of stillness made visible.