Heraldry and floral forms as used in decoration; (1922)
Cole, Herbert · London & Toronto, J. M. Dent & Sons ltd.; New York, E. P. Dutton & co. · leaf 249
said that the Chinese themselves compare the beautiful blueon their porcelain to the blue of the sky after rain, and indeed thispoetical and delicate compliment is fully justified. The magnoliaand the aster designs may be compared together with advantage,one being decidedly naturalistic and the… … PF^^^ plant drawing style, and with their delicate tints of pale flesh red inthe flowers with mossy grey greens in the leaves on a black groundproduce an unusual colour harmony. A few nature studies of theflower are given for comparison. The Ming vase with chrysanthemum decoration represents…
Decoration and ornament · Heraldry · Decoration and ornament -- Plant forms
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