Plums and Daffodils (from a Combined Version of the Four Elegant Plants)

by Gu Qian

Handscroll; Color on silk; 464cm(width)*22cm(height)

This scroll was produced a total of four times. In the first iteration, the plum, orchid, bamboo, and daffodil were wrought by Qian Gu, giving it the name Four Elegant Plants. The plum tree in the center has vibrant branches covered in blossoms, and to the right of the tree is a solitary stone. The daffodil and bamboo emerge from behind the stone. The composition is rigorous, the brushwork...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487801912
• ISBN13: 9781487801915
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Royal Collins Publishing Company
• Length: 20 Pages