I asked one of my friends here, he told me something instantly which I
also found on Wiki.
First thing he said is, rich and educated people in China praise
Cymbidiums and three more flowers, Plum, Chrysanthemum and Bamboo. But
their style of painting is not very accurate, rather romantic, so from
the painting you can make out that it is a Cymbidium but you cant make
out which species of Cymbidium.
Its interesting.
Wikipedia says, "In Chinese culture, the bamboo, plum blossom, orchid,
and chrysanthemum (often known as méi lán zhú jú 梅兰竹菊) are
collectively referred to as the Four Gentlemen. These four plants also
represent the four seasons and, in Confucian ideology, four aspects of
the junzi ("prince" or "noble one")."Regards Pankaj On Jan 10, 10:20 am, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Its not a compulsion. I saw illustrations of Paphiopedilums in their > sketches in the monastry, but they didnt allow me to take picture :(. > Sometimes, the Pipa is depicted without any illustration on the body. > But for sure Cymbidiums are one of the frequently used plant in the > illustrations. They are also considered medicinal I assume. If you > type, "chinese orchid illustrations" maximum of them are Cymbidiums. > Pankaj > > On Jan 10, 9:56 am, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Wow...what a keen observation! > > > Thanks for sharing this wonderful information Pankaj. Liked it! > > > But did u check whether Cymbidium is uniformly depicted in all the > > idols of Dhritrastra? Or the plant varies according to the imagination > > of the artist? > > > Ritesh.
