Wender·Vista
Huangshan
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tilePeople's Republic of China
in southern Anhui, southwest of Shanghai

Huangshan

— — a granite peak above a sea of cloud.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“A range of granite peaks in southern Anhui, named the Yellow Mountains by Tang-era court order in 747 CE. Pine trees grow sideways from the rock, hot springs run at the base, and a low cloud sea sits in the valleys most mornings. From the studio the place reads as the mountain Chinese painters drew for a thousand years before anyone called it a national park.

from the studio
Huangshan
— bring it home

Huangshan, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Huangshan

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Huangshan, the Yellow Mountain range, lies in southern Anhui province in eastern China, about 450 kilometres southwest of Shanghai. The range covers around 154 square kilometres and rises in 72 named granite peaks above the Huizhou hill country; Lotus Peak, the highest, stands at 1,864 metres, with Bright Summit and Capital Peak close behind at 1,840 and 1,829. The Tang emperor Xuanzong renamed the range Huangshan in 747 CE for the legendary Yellow Emperor. UNESCO inscribed it as a mixed natural and cultural World Heritage site in 1990.

— the air

The cloud sea is the signature: a low layer of mist that settles in the valleys overnight and burns off through the morning, leaving the peaks above as islands. The phenomenon holds on roughly two hundred days a year, most reliably between November and May. The mountain pine, Pinus hwangshanensis, grows from cracks in the granite with horizontal branches shaped by wind and snow. The four most-photographed are the Welcoming-Guest, Sleeping-Dragon, Black-Tiger and Reclining Pines, each named in Ming-era records.

— informed by UNESCO: Mount Huangshan
— the visit

Two cable cars carry visitors from the Tangkou base to the scenic area above 1,600 metres: the Yungu line on the east, the Yuping line on the south. From there a network of stone paths links the main viewpoints over about 50 kilometres of trail. Hot springs at the base have been recorded since the Tang dynasty. The Huangshan Scenic Area requires a ticket of about 190 yuan in high season and stays open through every season, with the heaviest visitation through China's October national holiday week.

— informed by Wikipedia: Huangshan
— where
People's Republic of China · Huangshan City, Anhui
— within
Huangshan Scenic Area
— elevation
1,864 m · 6,115 ft
— position
30.1340° N · 118.1610° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
3 km N
Lotus Peak
granite summit
2 km S
Welcoming-Guest Pine
named pine
60 km W
Hongcun village
Huizhou village
60 km SE
Tunxi old street
old commercial street
N
Huangshan
Lotus Peak
Welcoming-Guest Pine
Hongcun village
Tunxi old street
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Huangshan — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

In southern Anhui province, eastern China, about 450 kilometres southwest of Shanghai and 350 kilometres west of Hangzhou. The scenic area covers roughly 154 square kilometres of granite peaks above the Huizhou hill country.

The Tang emperor Xuanzong renamed the range Huangshan in 747 CE after the legendary Yellow Emperor, who in tradition refined the elixir of immortality on its peaks. The earlier name was Yishan, Black Mountain.

A low layer of mist that settles in the valleys overnight and burns off through the morning, leaving the peaks as islands above the cloud. It is most reliable from November to May, holding on roughly 200 days a year.

Pinus hwangshanensis, the Huangshan pine, grows horizontally from the granite walls. The Welcoming-Guest Pine near Yuping Tower is the most photographed and is dated by tradition to the early Ming.

Lotus Peak, the highest of the seventy-two named summits, stands at 1,864 metres. Bright Summit and Capital Peak follow at 1,840 and 1,829 metres respectively, all reachable by stone path.

UNESCO inscribed Huangshan as a mixed natural and cultural World Heritage site in 1990, for its granite landscape, cloud-sea phenomenon, and centuries of Chinese landscape painting tradition.

— about the piece in your home

For a family with roots in Anhui or a love of Chinese landscape painting, Huangshan is the mountain. A Medium for a study, or a Large above a console, both carry well.

The mist-and-granite palette suits Japandi, Chinese-traditional and biophilic interiors. It also reads well in a Minimalist room as a single quiet point of focus.

Yes. The soft greys, pine-greens and slow horizontal lines fit the current direction for Japandi and biophilic rooms where natural texture leads the palette.

A single Large covers most sofas; a 4-tile Mural reads as a window above a long console; a 9-tile Mural carries above a dining table or king-size bed.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. The colour lives in the surface and is unaffected by steam, splash, or daily wiping.

A soft microfibre cloth and warm water. No abrasive pads, no bleach. The thin glossy finish wipes clean without polish.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to our Knoxville, Tennessee studio, painted by Reid Wender and hand-finished in-house. Nothing is licensed from outside.

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