The composition of "Peach Blossom" has a narrating quality that magnificently illuminates a distinctive stage in Zhou's

artistic career with a series of themes that he had once rigorously appear time and again on his canvas. In this instance he

had integrated synthesis of a tiny pair of figures dressed in cosmopolitan ensemble underneath a peach blossom bearing

flowering fluorescence pink floral that encompass a traditional sense of graceful tenderness. The delightful brushstrokes

greatly compliments the luster of the oil, which dramatically enhances the overall pictorial effect. The execution is romantic

and connotative of the arrival of spring when one evaluates the structural composition of the painting as a whole. In the foreground appears the profile of a canine with a well proportioned body and a pinkish dripping tongue, rendered in romantic tones of a purplish pink that slightly contrasts with the black whiskered head of a canine that appears above it. The artist seems to be fascinated with the unbridled pure and romping energy that animals elicit and their ability to convey these sentiments in a more direct and primordial way. The naked middle aged figure walking towards the left side of the canvas is

rendered without any definitive facial features, nevertheless, the gesture and the flabby body builds the soul of the character as it is suggestive of a man weathered with age and life experiences, which are qualities that would enable the figure to walk on

indefinitely beyond the confines of the canvas and conveys a delicate sense of subjectivity. In essence, Zhou has a great

passion for strong, sharp colors and unusual juxtapositions such as the isolated depictions of the canines, the clothed and naked figures depicted in the present lot. From the romping energy of the canine to the bare naked figure and the peach blossom branches bearing pale and bright pink blossoms, these elements constitute the common themes favored by the artist throughout different stages of his artistic career.