Chinese claborate-style painting——lotus Decoration for Study

Chinese claborate-style painting——lotus Decoration for Study50cm x 100cm In Buddhist symbolism, the lotus represents spirituality and illumination as if floating above the muddy waters of attachment and desire. Therefore, many deities of Asian religions are depicted as seated on a lotus flower. Zhou Dunyi, a major philosophical thinker of the Northern Song dynasty, regards lotus as "the gentleman among flowers", and admires lotus for its qualities, "I love only the lotus, for rising from the mud yet remaining

50cm x 100cm

In Buddhist symbolism, the lotus represents spirituality and illumination as if floating above the muddy waters of attachment and desire.Therefore, many deities of Asian religions are depicted as seated on a lotus flower. Zhou Dunyi, a major philosophical thinker of the Northern Song dynasty, regards lotus as "the gentleman among flowers", and admires lotus for its qualities, "I love only the lotus, for rising from the mud yet remaining unstained; bathed by pure currents and yet not seductive." Moreover, the lotus is associated with the fruitfulness of summer, and lotus seed pods symbolize fertility and offspring in Chinese traditional culture.

Here is a series of Chinese lotus paintings, including lotus flowers in different forms. In each picture, the brushwork is exquisite, and the colors are in fine gradations, leaving a blank space for imagination and the sense of pure elegance.