Narcissus, Plum and Camellia Greet Spring; Persimmons and Yuyi Scepter Bring Blessings

Because it blooms in February, before donning its leaves, the Chinese flowering plum (Prunus mume) is associated with winter and is regarded as a symbol of strength in the face of ...

A native of Shanyin (modern Shaoxing) in Zhejiang province, Liu Shiru was one of the foremost specialists of ink plum in the sixteenth century. He is said as a boy to have been de...

Sugawara Michizane (845-903) was a brilliant Chinese literary scholar and statesman during Japan's Heian period (794-1185) who rose quickly to high courtly rank but was unjustly ex...

Tapestry fragment with a mythological scene depicting Narcissus gazing at his reflection. This tapestry, possibly a door hanging, was originally part of a larger series representin...