This piece is one of the series "Palace Museum Collected Chinese Paintings Reproduced on Hand Crafted Silk Fans".
The painting "Lotus Flower Emerging from Water" dated from the Song Dynasty, is collected by the Palace Museum of China. A full-bloomed pink lotus flower set against emerald green lily pads, symbolizing purity and moral integrity. 
       此件拍品为“故宫藏画系列真丝团扇”之一，名为《出水芙蓉图》。故宫博物院珍藏《出水芙蓉图》页，宋，纨扇页。一朵盛开的粉红色荷花占据整个画面，在碧绿的荷叶映衬下抢眼而夺目，布局，设色端庄大气，将荷花“出淤泥而不染，濯清涟而不妖”的君子气质表现得十分完美。