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The chrysanthemum is one of the "Four Gentlemen" ( 四君子) of China (the others being the plum blossom, the orchid, and bamboo ). The chrysanthemum is said to have been favored by Tao Qian, an influential Chinese poet, and is symbolic of nobility. It is also one of the four symbolic seasonal flowers.
The genus Helichrysum / hɛlɪˈkraɪsəm / consists of an estimated 600 species of flowering plants in the sunflower family ( Asteraceae ). The type species is Helichrysum orientale. They often go by the names everlasting, immortelle, and strawflower. [citation needed] The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words ἥλιος (helios, sun ...
Xanthophthalmum coronarium (L.) Trehane ex Cullen. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Glebionis coronaria. Glebionis coronaria, formerly called Chrysanthemum coronarium, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region. [3] It is cultivated and naturalized in East Asia and in scattered ...
Acacia, Spirale. Acacia raddiana. Exodus 25:10. אלמגים ’almuggîm. Almug tree; traditionally thought to denominate Red Sandalwood and/or. White Sandalwood, but a few claim it is Juniper. Pterocarpus santalinus. Santalum album. Juniperus excelsa.
In Chinese art, the Four Gentlemen or Four Noble Ones ( Chinese: 四君子; pinyin: Sì Jūnzǐ ), is a collective term referring to four plants: the plum blossom, the orchid, the bamboo, and the chrysanthemum. [ 1][ 2] The term compares the four plants to Confucian junzi, or "gentlemen". They are commonly depicted in bird-and-flower paintings ...
Dianthus caryophyllus. Dianthus caryophyllus ( / daɪˈænθəs ˌkɛəriəˈfɪləs / dy-AN-thəs KAIR-ee-ə-FIL-əs ), [1] [2] commonly known as carnation or clove pink, is a species of Dianthus native to the Mediterranean region. Its exact natural range is uncertain due to extensive cultivation over the last 2,000 years.
Chrysanthemum stone, sometimes called "flower stone," is a stone "flower" produced millions of years ago due to geological movement and natural formation in the rock. [1] The stone's pattern resembles the chrysanthemum flower. The flower is milky white and grain is clear. Chrysanthemum stone is generally dark-gray or black, and does not contain ...
Pottery, due to its relative durability, comprises a large part of the archaeological record of ancient Greece, and since there is so much of it (over 100,000 painted vases are recorded in the Corpus vasorum antiquorum ), [ 1] it has exerted a disproportionately large influence on our understanding of Greek society.