Chinese poetry and flower arrangement in the style of Song Ci

Author: Qi Fang, Chen Lixia
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This is a distinctive, or rather unique, book of artistic floral arrangements. Described as distinctive— the inspiration for the floral works in the book comes from the ancient literary forms: Tang poetry and Song lyrics. It is a kind of intoxication, a kind of obsession, that takes you on a journey through the fragrant scents drifting from the fields of that era, allowing you to savor the fleeting sounds of the flowers' coronas opening in that space. Each flower, each stem, each leaf, reinterprets the joys and sorrows of heaven and earth, the partings and reunions of the human world. The flowers are a poem, the leaves a stanza, the tips of the trees branch out into countless twigs, entwining with the unbreakable sorrow in the heart, intertwined in threads. Described as unique— some of the artistic floral works in the book use Tang and Song porcelain collected by the authors as vases. Those objects from the same era as Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Liu Yong, Li Qingzhao, and Xin Qiji, once again awaken to life's vitality because of the freshness of the flowers. Some of these are fragmented vessels, these remnants, these fragments of civilization, filled with clear water and spiritual flowers, even more highlighting the astonishing beauty of the ancient vessels, the beauty of imperfection. The authors wish to share with you the clarity of the poetry, the ancient charm of the vessels, and the elegance of the flowers— the songs of the Tang and Song dynasties.