Composed on a square 1:1 canvas. An elegant stylized illustration: a robed kite seller stands beside a white horse rearing onto its hind legs at the left of center, both rendered with flowing ribbon-like fabric forms; the seller's long sleeves and robes unfurl into two large silk ribbon-kites that stream and loop across the upper right sky on invisible threads: one broad swallow-shaped kite patterned in slate blue and cream, and one small kite shaped like a gold crescent, each crisply detailed with fine engraved patterns and trailing tassels.
A huge flat cream moon disc sits directly behind the pair, its perfect circle filling the middle of the canvas; below, soft misty grey-blue mountain silhouettes fade into a pale sky, and thin gold hooves and a gold spool in the seller's hand catch the light.
Muted palette of slate blue, dove grey, warm cream and touches of gold; smooth curved shapes, calm graceful mood, fine engraved line texture within the flat forms, generous negative space around the central group.
