{"product_id":"monkshood-gongbi-painting-class-with-victoria-0616","title":"Monkshood Gongbi Painting Class with Victoria 0616","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAloof Monkshood Gongbi Workshop\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstructor:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eVictoria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTuesday, June 16, 2026 · 9:00 AM–12:30 PM (PT)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLive on Zoom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e·\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHD replay with unlimited access\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e· Beginner–Advanced\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour-character title for your calligraphic inscription: 高冷僧鞋花 — \"Aloof Monk's Shoe Flower.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Monkshood?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonkshood (\u003ci\u003eAconitum\u003c\/i\u003e) is not a flower that seeks affection. Its hooded, deep blue blossoms rise like solitary monks in a mountain monastery — distant, elegant, and quiet. Known in Chinese as 僧鞋花 (\"monk's shoe flower\"), its distinctive hooded petals — botanically called a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003egalea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— resemble both the cap of a monk and the curved toe of a worn sandal. 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