noun
The Plum in the Golden Vase; Jin Ping Mei
Title of a famous 16th-century Chinese novel, often referred to in Japanese as 金瓶梅. The English titles 'The Golden Lotus' and 'Chin P'ing Mei' are also used.
金瓶梅は中国明代の四大奇書の一つとされる。
Jin Ping Mei is considered one of the Four Great Classical Novels of the Ming dynasty.