Red Plum Blossoms, By Jin Nong, Qing dynasty, dated 1760
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 8
January 30, 2007 (Tue) - March 4, 2007 (Sun)
As the earliest to bloom, plum blossoms were favored in paintings as one of the Three Friends of Winter, the Four Noble Plants, and as a representation of feminine beauty.