Cherry Blossom Pink. In Japan, a country with one of the finest aethetics in the world, the Sakura is venerated and celebrated. In the US we have cherry trees that were donated by Japan set in our capitol city and Subaru has a Cherry Blossom Festival in our nearby Philadelphia in April. Post-impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh also appreciated the Japanese ukiyo-e prints and during a period called the Japonaiserie said "All my work is based to some extent on Japanese art..."
Some pictures during Sakura time to enjoy and find inspiration:
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Sakura modern
ukiyo-e sakura
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Van Gogh Cherry Blossoms
Nice pictures Alison. Makes me think of spring....too bad the weather is not cooperating!
ReplyDeleteI think today is the first day we can start to re-charge our batteries Meredith!
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