Blossoms/Calligraphy

The recipient’s name “Luming” refers to Qian Luming, a Chinese-American born to the Nationalist general Mr. Qian Zhen. Qian Zhen, style name Boqi, once worked as the president of China Daily News. Qian Luming started learning from Yu Zhonglin at a young age and graduated from Chinese Culture University with a major in Art. Luming went back to Taiwan in 1980 and visited her teacher Yu the day before the Double-Ninth Festival. She carefully selected this meticulously depicted large painting of Lotus. Mr. Yu also composed a poem along with a painting of plum blossom. These three pieces have been treasured for thirty-seven years.