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Chrysanthemum flower Symbol of autumn and longevity [3] Hibiscus Lotus Lotus flower [19] Narcissus Osmanthus Osmanthus blossom [19] Peach Peach blossom [19] Spring and happiness. [3] Peony [19] Peony flower Associated with royalty. [3] It is also called “flower of rank and honour"; honours means attaining high rank, an official position or ...
The squared circle: an alchemical symbol (17th century) illustrating the interplay of the four elements of matter symbolising the philosopher's stone. Antimony β (in Newton), also ; Arsenic πΊ Bismuth β (in Newton), π (in Bergman) Cobalt (approximately πΆ) (in Bergman) Manganese (in Bergman)
The meander is a fundamental design motif in regions far from a Hellenic orbit: labyrinthine meanders ("thunder" pattern [3]) appear in bands and as infill on Shang bronzes (c. 1600 BC – c. 1045 BC), and many traditional buildings in and around China still bear geometric designs almost identical to meanders.
Animal-made art consists of works by non-human animals, that have been considered by humans to be artistic, including visual works, music, photography, and videography. Some of these are created naturally by animals, often as courtship displays , while others are created with human involvement.
The scroll in art is an element of ornament and graphic design featuring spirals and rolling incomplete circle motifs, some of which resemble the edge-on view of a book or document in scroll form, though many types are plant-scrolls, which loosely represent plant forms such as vines, with leaves or flowers attached.
Bird-and-flower painting by Cai Han and Jin Xiaozhu, c. 17th century.. The huaniaohua is proper of 10th century China; and the most representative artists of this period are Huang Quan (ε³γ₯³) (c. 900 – 965), who was an imperial painter for many years, and Xu Xi (εΎη) (937–975), who came from a prominent family but had never entered into officialdom.
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Citing art historian Sheila Huntington, Stoneman describes the Asiatic lion primarily to be a West Asiatic animal, and elephants and bulls to be the more characteristic beasts of India. "There is, then, the evidence here," he concludes, "for detailing influenced by Greek art, often through Persian models, in the architecture of the third to ...