Plum flower and tree bonsai

[Chimonanthus chinensis bonsai]

Chimonanthus chinensis bonsai, made in Guangzhou in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, has a total height of 42.5 cm, a pot height of 8.9 cm, and a pot diameter of 25-16.5 cm. The old collection of the Qing Palace
Draw enamel corner rectangular basin, and the outer wall of the basin is painted with broken flowers. The main feature of the wintersweet tree is dyed copper as its leaves and dyed teeth as its petals. Surrounded by Ranshi Mountain and crystal begonia flowers, milky white glass camellia, copper grass, etc., the branches are vigorous, the flowers and plants are delicious, and the scenery is beautiful and elegant
Plum bonsai means “longevity in spring”, which is commonly used in southern bonsai in the Qing Dynasty. According to the records of the Qing Dynasty’s “In the Palace”, on the second day of August in the 13th year of Qianlong’s reign (1748), Guangdong Governor Yue Junjin entered four pairs of ivory bonsai, one of which is this bonsai.