INK WASH Framed Fine Art Chinese Red Plum Blossom Flowers Painting Floral Artwork Asian Wall Art for Home Decoration Office Decor Ready to Hang 13"x13" The original work is in Beijing Palace Museum.It is a famous Chinese painting and its reproduction was presented to German Chancellor Angela Merkel by Chinese Chancellor Wen Jiabao. This album consists of twelve parts, orchid,peony,lily,lotus,chrysanthemum,peach,plum,begonia,winter sweet and so on. On the flower branch there were tipple bees,butterflies,dragonflies,grasshoppers,tit,thrush,oriole,ribbon and so on.This picture was elegant and bright with a simple composition.It had a delicate brushwork in drawing flying butterflies,grasshoppers and the birds was accurate that showed the artist has a solid grounding sketch. The plum blossom has been an important symbol in Chinese culture. As a "friend of winter," the plum blossom most vividly represents the value of endurance, as life ultimately overcomes through the vicissitude of time. The fragrance of plum blossoms "comes from the bitterness and coldness," as the Chinese saying goes. Souls are tempered in the depth of experience, growing in inner strength and unyielding courage The plum, together with the orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum, have been named the "four nobles" of plants by the ancient Chinese, each because of its noble characteristics, such as purity (orchid), uprightness (bamboo), and humility (chrysanthemum).