Through the ages Chinese decorative arts, whether functional or purely ornamental, have often featured botanical subjects. - For Age 6+Yrs

Botanical Symbols in Chinese Art

Botanical Symbols in Chinese Art


  • Through the ages Chinese decorative arts, whether functional or purely ornamental, have often featured botanical subjects.
  • From the common bamboo to the exotic Buddha’s hand citron, each has cultural significance.
  • Because the Chinese language contains many words that share sounds, botanical images often incorporate traditional sayings in the form of pictorial puns.
  • From album leaves and fan paintings to ceramics, jades, and embroidered silk, these forty-eight cards contain charming tales of Chinese botanical history and folk symbolism paired with superb reproductions of objects in the renowned collection of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
  • Size: 3 1/4 x 4".

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