Discover the power of flowers in Asian art and culture and how blooms like lotus, cherry blossom, and rose symbolize human and divine qualities. Presented by the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco.
Discover the expressive power of flowers in the arts and cultures of Asia through objects from the Asian Art Museum’s permanent collection. Since ancient times, flowers have been cultivated in gardens and represented in art; their properties have come to symbolize both human and divine qualities. Our program focuses on some of the most celebrated flower varieties — lotus, plum blossom, cherry blossom, chrysanthemum, tulip, and rose — and the messages they convey.
Armchair Travels is generously funded with a gift from the Rutherford Family Trust. This program will not be recorded.
Photo: Vase with “hundred flowers” decoration, 1736–1795. China. Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Reign of the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795). Porcelain with overglaze multicolor decoration. Asian Art Museum, The Avery Brundage Collection, B65P13. Photograph © Asian Art Museum.
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