Dahlias in Japanese paintings/ fabrics
September 19, 2013
Tokyo National Museum (http://www.tnm.jp/) I visited my friend’s beautiful dahlia garden yesterday (the photo below). The flowers were so beautiful! There are people who grow dahlias in Japan, too. Dahlias like cooler summer and more are found in the northern part of Japan, such as ...
Tokyo National Museum (http://www.tnm.jp/) I visited my friend’s beautiful dahlia garden yesterday (the photo below). The flowers were so beautiful! There are people who grow dahlias in Japan, too. ...
Stories around purple
September 13, 2013
Women in a reddish purple kimono. Painted by Utamaro in the 18th century Collection of Musée Guimet (http://www.guimet.fr/fr/) Purple is an interesting color with lots of stories around it: in ancient Rome it was a royal color. Royal purple was dyed with fluid secreted by sea snails. ...
Women in a reddish purple kimono. Painted by Utamaro in the 18th century Collection of Musée Guimet (http://www.guimet.fr/fr/) Purple is an interesting color with lots of stories around it: in ancient Rome ...