Chinese Snow Plum Blossom Wall Scroll
163.5cm
64¼"
49.8cm
19½"

Approximate Measurements

Artwork Panel: 31.2cm x 106.5cm  ≈  12¼" x 42"

Silk/Brocade: 40.8cm x 163.5cm  ≈  16" x 64¼"

Width at Wooden Knobs: 49.8cm  ≈  19½"

Chinese Snow Plum Blossom Wall Scroll close up view

Close up view of the plum blossom artwork mounted to this silk brocade wall scroll

香中別有韻清極不知寒

Beautiful Snow Plum Blossom Scroll

The plum blossom is one of the few flowers that will bloom in the winter. Here it is shown blooming even in a harsh snow storm.

The Chinese characters to the right of the signature and artist's red stamp are actually an old Chinese poem. Part of it roughly translates into, "The fragrant blossoms bloom, unaware of the cold winter".

A woman's strength and beauty is sometimes compared to the plum blossom. The comparison comes from the idea that even in difficult times or conditions, a woman's beauty and fortitude still comes through - just as the plum blossom blooms in the snow.

This is a freehand style painting by 清雨點 (Qing Yu-Dian) of Beijing, China.

This type of painting must be done quickly as the xuan paper (rice paper) absorbs the ink very fast.

One wrong move by the artist, and all is lost.

Artists who practice this type of work in China must have many years of experience.

Materials used in this work are watercolor and special black Chinese ink on xuan paper (rice paper). Later I had the painting mounted to a scroll with silk matting.