Artistically the lotus has long been a favorite subject of Chinese painters, especially contemporary masters like the late Chang Ta-ch'ien, Chang Chieh and Ch'i Pai-shih.
蓮面有廿多個小孔，各結一粒果實，就是「蓮子」。成熟的蓮子，每突出孔外，好像一個個小眼睛，怯生生地窺探池中的大千世界。