Set of four paintings, depicting the "four gentlemen" of traditional Chinese art: plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums. Hand-painted with ink and watercolour on beige Japanese washi paper.
Each of the "four gentlemen" is attributed to a season and has symbolic interpretation of Confucian virtues:
- Plum blossoms symbolise winter, perseverance and hope. Plum tree blooms in late winter-early spring. Fragile flowers manage to withstand cold weather and sometimes even snow, keeping their beauty.
- Orchid is associated with feminine spring beauty and integrity of character;
- Bamboo symbolises bright summer, it is associated with good luck, moral integrity, and strong character;
- Chrysanthemum symbolises perseverance, as it blooms through first winter frosts.
The paintings are signed, sealed, wet-mounted on backing paper and ready to be framed. Please use acid-free adhesives when framing. The paintings are manually cut, please leave a few mm error margin for dimensions. Colours may differ due to differences in devices
Four Gentlemen
Ink, watercolour, Japanese washi paper, backing paper.
