A hanging scroll is one of the many traditional ways to display and exhibit East Asian painting and calligraphy. They are different from handscrolls, which are narrower and designed to be viewed flat
In Chinese art, the Four Gentlemen or Four Noble Ones, is a collective term referring to four plants: the plum blossom, the orchid, the bamboo, and the chrysanthemum. The term compares the four plants
Chrysanthemums from the Xian'e Changchun Album by Giuseppe Castiglione (1688–1766)
Plum Blossoms by Sun Long and Chen Lu, early Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Chrysanthemum on early Goryeo Dynasty celadon vase (918–1392)
Korean Joseon dynasty buncheong ware wine flask depicting bamboo on one side (1600s)