Yu JIANG
A scroll painting of a blossoming plum branch by Wang Mian, who inscribed six poems on the painting. Four of his contemporaries also added their own poems; calligraphy often served as a frame for the images or became an integral part of the composition.
Wang Mian was a Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) painter most renowned for his momei (ink plum) paintings on silk and paper. In his compositions he integrated pictures and
