James Pan owns all legal copyright to this image.

The painting was based on a photograph of James:

You can see the original here:

: http://www.pbase.com/imagine_nation/image/76691070

The whole gallery for this wonderful series is here:

The whole Gallery is absolutely FANTASTIC. I recommend you visit all his galleries. He is a skilled and talented photographer.
: http://www.pbase.com/imagine_nation/cherry_blossom_festival_2007