On this round fan, entitled "A Bouquet Freshly Gathered", a freshly gathered bouquet is depicted. Wrapped in a lotus leaf are all perfumed flowers such as malva, fragrant plantain lily, tiger lily, and coco magnolia. Ju Lian's residence in the last years of his life was called "The Garden of Ten Fragrances" which made his life of quiet contentment surrounded by his beloved flowers. This work, painted by him at the age of 69, shows how passionate he was about growing flowers.   Close