Ancient Chinese people described West Lake as an area of intoxicating beauty. Su Shi, a poet in the Song Dynasty, compared West Lake to Xi Shi, the fairest woman in ancient China. Marco Polo described Hangzhou as the most splendid city in the world. West Lake has inspired famous poets, scholars and artists since the 9th century. Today that classic beauty is still well preserved. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site, due mostly to its influence on garden design. Specifically, its harmonious blend of the natural with the man made.
"The West Lake has influenced garden design in the rest of China as well as Japan and Korea over the centuries and bears an exceptional testimony to the cultural tradition of improving landscapes to create a series of vistas reflecting an idealised fusion between humans and nature."
Do you prefer the look of a traditionally framed print? If so the print only option is for you. With the print only option you are free to take your print to your local framer and have it presented exactly the way you would like it.
These photographic prints exhibit outstanding color stability and are resistant to both color fading and staining whether stored under lights or in darkness. The pure whites, rich blacks, vivid colors and clean highlights of this paper give it extraordinary clarity and an amazing sense of depth and dimension. Simply choose the size you would like.
Stunning prints face mounted to acrylic for the richest color and greatest depth of any display method. Acrylic Prints are beautiful photo prints face-mounted to acrylic with polished edges.
Face mounted photographs have a vibrance and depth without equal. The face of your prints is mounted to a crystal clear acrylic sheet and backed with a Dibond* backer. Face mounts give you quality that would be expected in the galleries of New York, for the walls of your home.
With metal prints the brilliant surface offers a richness of color that makes viewers take notice. But they also solve the "problem" of framing. Traditional mounting, matting, and framing can be a time consuming and expensive process. Not so with Metal Prints, the metal surface is naturally smooth and rigid, and with a hanger attached to the back, they are ready to hang right out of the box. This is a great choice for a ready to hang contemporary piece of wall art at a more econonimal price.
Canvas Gallery Wraps offer a superb way to display your photographs. What makes canvas wraps so popular is that they eliminate the need (and cost) of framing. Your Canvas Wrap is ready to hang on your wall, right out of the box. Once you see your Canvas Wrap, you'll understand why these are one of the most popular trends in decor and display. Canvas wraps are also a great option if you have a room that received a lot of glare. The canvas won't reflect the light like a traditional glass or acrylic frame will.
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