#Japanese peony

[thebotanicalarcade]

Priest's Kasaya with Peony Scrolls and Ritual Buddhist Implements (Known as "Dream Robe")

Unknown 14th Century

Detail showing hand-drawn, gold-painted poppy scrolls.

[onecolorfulmama]

Final artwork. Iphone Wallpaper :) Im happy with how this turned out, I have also been set on a specific color palette for the whole month of December , what cha think?

[heaveninawildflower]

Peonies (circa 1890) by Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891).

Woodblock print.

Image and text information courtesy Carnegie Museum of Art.

[unacunatura]

eyes of Lina

[the-cricket-chirps]

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎

Peonies and Canary (Shakuyaku, kanaari), from an untitled series known as Small Flowers

1834

[jadeseadragon]

Kazuhisa Kusaba

[redsamuraiii]

The Valiant Red Peony : Red Peony Gambler (1968)

Set during the Meiji era, RED PEONY GAMBLER stars Fuji as Ryuko Yano, the daughter of a gambler. When her father is murdered, Ryuko takes on a new name derived from the crimson flower tattooed on her shoulder – “Oryu, the Red Peony” – and sets out for revenge.

One thing I noticed about Japanese films is the use of flower names to reflect their character like in Shogun (2024) and Yae no Sakura (2013). Here, Red Peonies are flowers that can live over 100 years and thrive in cold winters, indicating that she survived the worst.

As mentioned in my earlier post, Asian films like Japanese films have always featured strong women who are feminine, gentle and caring with those they love and care but fearless, cunning, steadfast and a force to be reckoned with, against enemies.

There are numerous films such as this, Lady Snowblood (1973), Crimson Bat : The Blind Swordswoman (1969), Undercover Geisha (2003) & Ichi (2008), and anime such as Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran (2000), Joran : The Princess of Snow and Blood (2021) & Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku (2023).

They inspire Hollywood shows like Kill Bill (2003), Blue Eye Samurai (2003) and Shogun (2024). Japanese films are underrated, especially the old ones that I feel it's wasted that most of these shows are not available on global mainstream sites for the world to enjoy and appreciate. But it's good to see people becoming aware of them.

[k-martins]

Camellias japanese. Peonies

[huariqueje]

Peony   -   Yuki Ogura  , 2007.

Japanese, 1895 - 2000

Lithograph ,  37.9 × 45.2 cm.

[groeegr]

more designs I made to tattoo :)

[onecolorfulmama]

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Japanese peony drawing, late night sketching .

[pinkstarlightcomputer]

Ogasawara Akiyo 

[heaveninawildflower]

Gold kanamono (metal fittings found adorning Japanese helmets and armour) in the form of a peony blossom (before 1889).

Image and text information courtesy MFA Boston.

[eijukawai]

牡丹

2024.4.23

個人的な意見ですが、牡丹と里桜って似てると思います。

花草と花木の違いはありますけど、それに大きさの違いはありますけど何か似ています。花弁のわさわさ感が似ているんでしょうね、きっと。

そんなことはさておき、気になるのはゴールデンウイークの天気なんです。ずっと雨予報だと思ってガッカリしていたら多少の望みは出てきた感じです。

でも、まだまだ安心はできません。どうもスッキリ晴れる日はなさそうなんです。天気予報でははしり梅雨とか言ってました。やっぱり梅雨か・・・。それにしても早すぎる。それなら梅雨明けはいつになるのか？６月下旬に梅雨明けにでもなったら、今年の夏は灼熱地獄です。

そうなってくると大阪でも熱帯植物が咲く始めたりして。もう気候的には熱帯のような気もするんですよね。

そんな事よりも、なんとかゴールデンウイークは晴れますように。

[dostoievskism]

« have you known the passion, father? »

passed my oral, I officially have my MA in history

[jadeseadragon]

Pink peonies, vintage flower woodblock print from The Picture Book of Peonies, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, ca. 1939. Digitally enhanced.