Six pieces,all on paper

Shen Yan works from a ground-floor studio on the canal in Hangzhou. The subjects stay narrow: eaves, ferry landings, bowls, windows.

Night Ferry（2023 · Mineral pigment and watercolour · 56 × 76 cm · Edition of 30）：At the last minute of the crossing, the far bank is one roofline.

Rain on the Eaves（2024 · Screenprint · 42 × 56 cm · Edition of 50）：The laundry stops before the rain does.

White Porcelain（2022 · Pencil and light wash · 38 × 38 cm · Edition of 30）：One bowl, one crack along the rim.

Migratory（2025 · Mineral pigment · 42 × 56 cm · Edition of 40）：Once each September, passing without landing.

Window and Sea（2026 · Watercolour · 56 × 76 cm · Edition of 25）：The white line outside is a wave, not a road.

Motif: Bowl（2025 · Letterpress and rubbing · 38 × 38 cm · Edition of 40）：The same bowl, seven years of drawing.

Night Ferry：¥3200（6 left）

Rain on the Eaves：¥1800（19 left）

White Porcelain：¥1500（Sold out）

Migratory：¥2000（12 left）

Window and Sea：¥3600（4 left）

Motif: Bowl：¥1500（22 left）

01 Sketch：One pencil pass. No tracing, no projection.

02 Pigment：Three thin washes, each dried first.

03 Proof：One proof first. If the colour is off, remix.

04 Edition：Printed in-house, numbered, logged.

Book illustration：Interior illustrations, or cover and interior together.（¥6800 from，6—10 weeks）

Brand imagery：One themed set for packaging, stores and social.（¥9800 from，4—8 weeks）

Original on paper：One original to your subject, plus one edition print.（¥12000 from，8—12 weeks）

2026.03 Indigo needs three grinds：The first is too coarse. The second, with a little water, is right.

2025.11 Printing without a proof is a regret：One edition came out grey, and I saw it after ten prints. Now there is a proof first.

2024.08 The studio faces north, so the light holds：Even light all day, so the colours stop drifting. Cold in winter. Worth it.