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The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture is a 1946 study of Japan by American anthropologist Ruth Benedict compiled from her analyses of Japanese culture during World War II for the U.S. Office of War Information. Her analyses were requested in order to understand and predict the behavior of the Japanese during the war by ...
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 ...
Elisa Allen - A thirty-five-year-old woman who lives on a ranch just across the Salinas River with her husband, Henry. Elisa is described as having a "lean and strong" face and eyes as "clear as water" and when wearing her gardening costume, she looks like she has a blocked and heavy figure. [1] Elisa usually spends her time in the garden ...
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 Imperial Seal of Japan or National Seal of Japan, also called the Chrysanthemum Seal (菊紋, kikumon), Chrysanthemum Flower Seal (菊花紋, 菊花紋章, kikukamon, kikukamonshō) or Imperial chrysanthemum emblem (菊の御紋, kikunogomon), is the mon used by the Emperor of Japan and members of the Imperial Family. It is one of the ...
Chrysanthemum is a 1991 children's picture book by American writer and illustrator Kevin Henkes. [1] The book was chosen as an ALA Notable Book and the School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, and it is on the Horn Book Fanfare Honor List. [2] Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the book as one of its ...
Tanacetum × morifolium Kitam. Tanacetum × sinense (Sabine) Sch.Bip. Chrysanthemum × morifolium (also known in the US as florist's daisy[ 2] and hardy garden mum, [ 3] is a hybrid species of perennial plant in the genus Chrysanthemum of the Asteraceae family.
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 ...