Vintage vase made of glazed ceramics depicting the sacred plants of Chinese culture, the "four nobles": plums, orchids, bamboo and chrysanthemums. "Four noble" - an allegorical perception of the noble qualities of a person. Bamboo - high moral qualities, stamina, endurance; together with the meihua plum, bamboo symbolizes a married couple; orchid - nobility, honor, feminine; chrysanthemum - a challenge to winter, an orchid blooms until winter, spirit, peace; plum - "soft inflexibility", a symbol of winter, unbreakable before life's circumstances. China, XX century