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Hunt for Cherry Blossoms 桜狩 sakura-gari: ink on paper: 1892–3: Okawa Museum of Art: 8.6 centimetres (3.4 in) by 12.8 centimetres (5.0 in) Figure [1] Woman Holding a Fan 扇をもてる女 ōgi o moteru onna: ink on paper: 1892–3: Okawa Museum of Art: 16.8 centimetres (6.6 in) by 10.0 centimetres (3.9 in) Figure [1] Hunt for Cherry ...
Flowering trees represented a source of spiritual renewal for Van Gogh; in 1883 he had written of the symbolism of the flowering tree, seeing the evidence of rebirth like the "man who finally produces something poignant as the blossom of a hard, difficult life, is a wonder, like the black hawthorn, or better still the gnarled old apple tree ...
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Flowers of the cherry blossom Prunus × yedoensis (Japanese: 染井吉野, romanized: someiyoshino), the namesake of the Paralympic mascot Miraitowa, the Olympic mascot, is a figure with blue-checkered patterns inspired by the Games' official logo , which uses a similar checkered pattern called ichimatsu moyo that was popular during the Edo ...
This Edo period (1615–1868) hanging scroll painting depicts bird, flower, Bamboo, cherry blossom. Waxwings were a symbol of marital harmony and familial prosperity. The full bloom of the cherry tree indicates late spring. [2]
Most names of colors originate from the names of plants, flowers, and animals that bore or resembled them. Certain colors and dyeing techniques have been used since the Asuka period , while others had been developed as late as the Meiji period when synthetic dyes became common.
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Georgia O'Keeffe, Untitled, vase of flowers, watercolor on paper, 17 + 3 ⁄ 4 in × 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (45.1 cm × 29.2 cm), between 1903 and 1905. O'Keeffe experimented with depicting flowers in her high school art class. Her teacher explained how important it was to examine the flower before drawing it.