Flowers of the Four Seasons explained
The Flowers of the Four Seasons (Chinese: 四季名花, ''Sìjì Mínghuā'') are a traditional grouping of flowers found in Chinese culture[1] that spread to and influenced other East Asian arts.
In Chinese art[2] and culture, the flowers that represent the four seasons consist of:
They contain three of the elements of the Four Gentlemen.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
See also
References
Works cited
- Choi . JungBong . Of the East Asian Cultural Sphere: Theorizing Cultural Regionalization . China Review . 10 . 2 . 2010 . 109–136 . The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press . 23462332.
- Book: Lowe . Roy . Yoshihito . Yasuhara . Higher learning in ancient Korea, Japan and Vietnam: The East Asian cultural sphere and the Imperial Chinese . The Origins of Higher Learning . 2016 . Routledge . 9781315728551.
Further reading
- Flowers Of The Four Seasons: The Fundamentals Of Chinese Floral Painting, Su-Sing Chow (in English and Mandarin Chinese). Art Book Publishing Co. (1983)
Notes and References
- http://www.chineseart.com/chinese-symbols-tree.htm Chinese Symbols and Chinese Art Motifs
- http://www.chineseart.com/chinese-symbols-tree.htm Chinese Symbols and Chinese Art Motifs
- http://www.chinatownconnection.com/chinese-traditional-paintings.htm article on Chinese painting with the 4 flowers and their symbolism
- https://books.google.com/books?id=64mxAAAAIAAJ&dq=%22flowers+of+the+four+seasons%22+china&pg=PA156 Google Booksearch scan of Description of Chinese Pottery and Porcelain by Yen Chu, Yan Zhu, Stephen Wootton Bushell, François Xavier Dentrecolles. Translated by Stephen Wootton Bushell. The Clarendon Press, 1910
- Encyclopedia of Chinese Symbolism and Art Motives, C.A.S. Williams. New York: The Julian Press (1960). p. 190
- http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200507/22/eng20050722_197774.html People's Daily Online -- Plum blossom, peony proposed to be national flowers
- Web site: Birds and flowers of the four seasons, summer - eKokuhou.
