以虚当实
The un-inked silk carries as much meaning as the painted branch — emptiness is not absence but presence held in reserve.
墨分五色
From dense black to whisper-grey, a single ink stone yields five distinct gradations — each stroke a breath measured in tone.
圈花不染
Blossoms outlined, never filled — the silk itself becomes the petal, untouched and luminous by design.
枝为骨法
One diagonal branch determines the breath of the entire composition — structure precedes ornament, always.