Bird and Lotus Flowers

Written on this artwork, along with the artist's signature is a long poem about the lotus flower. It's a bit too long to translate from Chinese to English (poems take a lot of effort - probably an hour or more in this case, so you'll just have to use your imagination).

This artwork has a very classic look. It is painted on tan xuan paper with embedded gold flecks. It was then mounted as a handmade crisp white silk brocade wall scroll in our workshop.

This piece was painted by Lin Yun who lives in a village near Jinan in the Shandong Province of Northern China.