shown on ceramic, 12-inch tilePeople's Republic of China

in Liaoning, on the Hun River

Shenyang

Name: Shenyang — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— a Qing capital before the Qing went south.

— 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

— 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

“The old Mukden of the early Qing, capital before the dynasty crossed the Great Wall in 1644. The Shenyang Imperial Palace sits at the centre of the modern city, smaller than its sister in Beijing but a generation older. Pine and cypress shade the Zhao Mausoleum on the north side of town. The Hun River carries through the south.

from the studio

— bring it home

Shenyang, 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 Shenyang

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

Shenyang is the capital of Liaoning Province in northeast China, a city of roughly nine million in its built-up area, set on the Hun River about 700 kilometres northeast of Beijing. The Manchu founder Nurhaci moved his capital here in 1625 and the city, known then as Mukden, remained the Qing seat until the dynasty took Beijing in 1644. The Shenyang Imperial Palace and the two Qing dynasty tombs at Zhao and Fu were added to the Beijing palace UNESCO inscription in 2004 as a serial extension recognising the Manchu origins of the imperial complex.

— informed by Wikipedia, UNESCO World Heritage

— the stone

The Shenyang Imperial Palace covers 60,000 square metres and holds more than 300 rooms across its three courtyards. Nurhaci began construction in 1625 and his son Hong Taiji completed the central Chongzheng Hall, where he proclaimed the Qing dynasty in 1636. The yellow imperial roof tiles of the main halls carry a green border, a Manchu departure from the all-yellow standard at Beijing. The Dazheng Hall, octagonal and tented in form, draws on Mongol yurt geometry and stands at the head of a court flanked by ten pavilions for the banner princes.

— informed by Mukden Palace

— the year

Shenyang's continental climate carries hot summers near 30°C and long cold winters that drop below minus 20°C in January. The Zhao Mausoleum park on the north side of the city is most-photographed in the first days of October, when the pines hold against turning poplars. The 9.18 Historical Museum, named for September 18, 1931, the night Japanese forces staged the Mukden Incident that opened the invasion of Manchuria, anchors the eastern district and is visited heavily on each anniversary.

— informed by Mukden Incident

— where

People's Republic of China · Shenyang, Liaoning

— position

41.8057° N · 123.4315° 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.

at the lake

Shenyang Imperial Palace

Qing palace

6 km N

Zhao Mausoleum

Qing tomb

45 km E

Fushun

neighbouring city

Shenyang

Shenyang Imperial Palace

Zhao Mausoleum

Fushun

— common questions

What people ask.

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

— about the place

Shenyang is the capital of Liaoning Province in northeast China, a city of roughly nine million in its built-up area, set on the Hun River about 700 kilometres northeast of Beijing.

Yes. Nurhaci moved his capital to Shenyang in 1625, naming it Mukden. It served as the Manchu seat until 1644, when the Qing dynasty crossed the Great Wall and took Beijing.

The Shenyang Imperial Palace covers 60,000 square metres with over 300 rooms across three courtyards. UNESCO added it to the Beijing Imperial Palace World Heritage listing in 2004 as a serial extension.

Shenyang's palace is older, smaller, and carries Manchu and Mongol design elements absent from Beijing. The yellow roof tiles are bordered in green, and the octagonal Dazheng Hall draws on yurt geometry.

The Zhao Mausoleum, or Beiling, is the tomb of the second Qing emperor Hong Taiji and his empress, completed in 1651. It sits inside Beiling Park on the north side of the city among ancient pines.

On September 18, 1931, Japanese forces staged a railway sabotage near Mukden to justify invading Manchuria. The 9.18 Historical Museum in eastern Shenyang documents the date and the fourteen-year occupation that followed.

— about the piece in your home

Shenyang holds deep meaning for many people in the northeast Chinese diaspora as the cradle of the Qing. A Medium or Large with a handwritten note from the studio carries well to someone with ties to Liaoning.

The deep palace yellows and green-bordered tiles suit Maximalist interiors that already carry colour, Modern Chinoiserie rooms, and Jewel-tone palettes around lacquer reds. The tile reads strongest against off-white or charcoal walls.

Modern Chinoiserie leans on a few saturated anchors in otherwise restrained rooms. A Shenyang tile gives that anchor without leaning on the more familiar Beijing imagery. A Medium above a console tends to land well.

A single Large at 16 by 16 inches reads well above a loveseat. A four-tile Mural at roughly 32 by 32 holds a full sofa wall, and a nine-tile Mural carries a longer living room.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both resist scratching and tolerate steam and splash. Order glossy only for framed wall pieces away from direct water.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water lifts dust and fingerprints. The colour lives inside the ceramic beneath a thin protective finish, so no chemical cleaners are required or recommended.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is curated and painted by Reid Wender in our Knoxville studio. We do not license artwork in or out.

— if this one stayed with you