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Bamboo,
wild orchid, Chrysanthemum und branches of the plum tree
are called in China and Japan the „4 Noble Gentlemen“. Every motive teaches us a
new stroke of the brush. It is told by the early Chinese ink artists that all
forms of the universe are found in these four motives. Every one of these plants
also has a profound philosophical meaning.
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bamboo
Bamboo with its straight,
high towering up branches, its evergreen leaves and its amazing flexibility is
being compared to a noble person. Its hollow shafts correspond with the
buddhistic ideal of the inner emptiness.
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orchid
The small, plain, wild
orchid corresponds with the Eastern ideal picture of a woman. Its long, narrow,
often twisted leaves are a sign of elegance and simplicity. It is always offered
first as motive to the student.
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chrysanthemum
Until today the
Chrysanthemum is the royal symbol of the Japanese emperor-house. Throughout the
summer months Japanese homes are decorated with Chrysanthemum in form of ink
paintings or as Ikebanas. |
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plum
The Japanese plum tree can
reach an age of up to 300 years. Soft white or pink flowers appear in springtime
on its knobby, twisted branches. It is very much adored and symbolises an
active, positively turned towards life, elderly person. |
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Sumi-e - japanese ink
painting
Rita Böhm
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www.sumi-e-painting.com
Tel.
(030) 31 01 31 48 |
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