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"Chrysanthemums on the Eastern Hedge: Gardens and Plants in Chinese Art"
Aug. 5, 2006 – Jan. 7, 2007

Lotus, orchid, plum, bamboo, pine, and chrysanthemum: these plants of Chinese art and poetry, rich in symbolism and tradition, will be the focus of this exhibition at The Huntington featuring painted scrolls, textiles, rare books, and ceramics. The exhibition will examine how these plants became the conveyors of important themes in Chinese art, representing harbingers of seasonal change, the triumph and transience of beauty, or the symbolic expression of moral strength and virtue through times of great social and political change.

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