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Almond Blossoms is a group of several paintings made in 1888 and 1890 by Vincent van Gogh in Arles and Saint-Rémy, southern France of blossoming almond trees. Flowering trees were special to van Gogh.
Peach Trees in Blossom is an 1889 painting by Vincent van Gogh. It is in the collection of the Courtauld Institute of Art . [ 1 ] The painting depicts a field with peach trees on the outskirts of Arles with the Alpilles mountains in the background. [ 1 ]
Prunus mume (common name mei) is a Chinese tree species of the genus Prunus. [2] Along with bamboo, the plant most intimately associated with art, literature and everyday life in China, [3] where it was later introduced to the remaining Sinosphere (Korea, Vietnam, and Japan).
The plum blossom, known as the meihua (Chinese: 梅花; pinyin: méihuā), is a symbol for resilience and perseverance in the face of adversity, because plum blossoms often bloom most vibrantly even amidst the harsh winter snow. [2] [3] As the plum tree can usually grow for a long time, ancient trees are found throughout China. Huangmei county ...
The technique used by Morris for making wallpaper was described in some detail in Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society published in 1893. The chapter on wallpaper was written by Walter Crane. He describes how the wallpapers of Morris were made using pieces of paper thirty-feet long and twenty-one inches wide.
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".
Plum blossom. Descending from China and south east Asia, the earliest orange species moved westwards via the trade routes. [5] In 17th century Italy peach blossoms were made into a poultice for bruises, rashes, eczema, grazes and stings. [6] In ancient Greek medicine plum blossoms were used to treat bleeding gums, mouth ulcers and tighten loose ...