Wintry Plum (Han Mei), Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 14th century, China, Hanging scroll; ink and pale color on paper, Image: 41 15/16 x 9 3/4 in. (106.5 x 24.8 cm), Paintings, Ni Jing (Chinese, active late 14th century), The plum, the first flower to appear in spring, is celebrated along with bamboo and pine as one of the Three Friends of Winter. Admired for its purity and hardiness, sending forth new shoots and delicate blossoms from seemingly lifeless branches, the plum became a symbol of survival, rejuvenation, and longevity
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Wintry Plum, Han Mei, Ming dynasty, 1368–1644, 14th century, China, Hanging scroll, ink, pale color, paper, Image, 41 15/16 x 9 3/4, 106.5 24.8 cm, Paintings, Ni Jing, Chinese, active late 14th, plum, first flower, spring, celebrated, bamboo, pine, Three Friends, Winter, Admired, purity, hardiness, sending forth, new, shoots, delicate blossoms, seemingly lifeless, branches, symbol, survival, rejuvenation, longevity
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